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Fabricator:
Aldo & Gualtiero Rebechi Artistic Marble Works Company  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Basin: ceramic tile over stone or concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Copy
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Caesars Palace 3750 South Las Vegas Boulevard Entrance to the Tholos Building Las Vegas Nevada 89109
Date:
1965. Dedicated August 1966
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1995.
Image on file.
(Proper left side of pedestal:) Rebechi Aldo E. G./Pietrasanta Lucca I Founder's mark appears.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
Full-length standing figure of Apollo in a fountain. He is nude except for a cape which is partially draped over his extended proper left arm, a quiver of arrows on his back and sandals. He is supported by a tree stump which has an emerging snake up its side and a cluster of grape leaves.
Topic:
Mythology--Classical--Apollo  Search this
Object--Weapon--Bow and Arrow  Search this
Landscape--Tree  Search this
Animal--Reptile--Snake  Search this
Control number:
IAS NV000069
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_320310