Administered by Metro Dade County Parks and Recreation Department 50 S.W. 32nd Road Miami Florida 33129
Located Villa Vizcaya Museum and Gardens 3251 South Miami Avenue In Biscayne Bay Miami Florida 33129
Date:
1917-1920. Modified 1978
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Villa Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, 1976.
Image on file.
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Summary:
Masks, prow and stern figures decorate this boat-shaped construction. Figures include reclining male, little mermaid, and sea mother. The theme is the delights and terrors of the sea.