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Sculptor:
Read, Jenny  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Montgomery County Department of Parks 9500 Brunett Avenue Silver Spring Maryland 20901
Located Elm Street Park Bethesda Maryland
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(On bronze plaque on base:) JENNY READ (On front top of base:) GIRL WITH HOOP/BY JENNY READ signed
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:
A young girl, perhaps nude, holds a hoop up in the air with both hands. Her proper left leg is bent at the knee with proper left foot raised in a ballet-like position. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Performing Arts--Dance--Ballet  Search this
Object--Toy--Hoop  Search this
Control number:
IAS MD000266
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_330696