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Sculptor:
Alferez, Enrique 1901-1999  Search this
Medium:
Figure: limestone; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City Park Improvement Association 1 Palm Drive New Orleans Louisiana 70124
Located City Park New Orleans Botanical Garden New Orleans Louisiana
Date:
1932
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(Lip of pool basin:) MRS. GERHARD SHREIVER/TO THE/MEMORY OF HERSELF/AND/LOVE (sic) ONES/1932 unsigned
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Summary:
Highly stylized nude woman stands with drapery about her legs. She holds a water pitcher by her proper right shoulder with both hands. She stands atop a base consisting of a stylized, multi-tiered pedestal set in the center of an octagonal basin.
Topic:
Homage--Shreiver, Gerhard, Mrs  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Object--Other--Pitcher  Search this
Control number:
IAS LA000266
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_326430