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Romanian Statue of Liberty, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Irion, Fanel  Search this
Bartholdi, Frederic Auguste 1834-1904 (copy after)  Search this
Medium:
Chinese tallow tree trunk, chiseled and painted
Culture:
Romanian  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Copy
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures
Place:
Louisiana
Gonzalez
Date:
1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1995.
Image on file.
unsigned
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Summary:
A chain saw carving of a female figure representing Liberty. The figure stands dressed in a long brown robe and wears a pointed crown upon her head. She holds a lit torch in her upraised proper right hand and cradles a tablet in her proper left arm.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Allegory--Civic--Liberty  Search this
Object--Written Matter  Search this
Object--Other--Torch  Search this
Dress--Historic--Classical Dress  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Control number:
IAS LA000171
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_322788