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(Boy Playing Bagpipes), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Unknown (English)  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: lead; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Santa Anita Park 285 West Huntington Drive, P. O. Box 808 Paddock Gardens, near east entrance (near entrance to Club House) Arcadia California 91066
Date:
1780. Installed 1956
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Summary:
A boy sits on a tree stump, playing a small bagpipe. He holds the bagpipe under his proper left arm, his hands placed on the pipe. He has curly hair and is barefoot, and wears an open, unbuttoned jerkin over a long-sleeved shirt. His breeches are undone at the knees, and he wears a round, brimmed hat that is folded up flat in the front. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base.
Topic:
Figure male--Child--Full length  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Bagpipe  Search this
Object--Musical Instrument--Bagpipe  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001478
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339862