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Garden Figure
193064 x 22 x 16 in. (162.6 x 55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Bessie Potter Vonnoh
United States (St. Louis, MO, 1872 - 1955, New York, NY)
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Bronze
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward, James and Julian Atwater in memory of their parents and their grandparents
Accession Number:
1996.11
Location: Not currently on view
An identical figure is part of a fountain group in Central Park in New York City, dedicated to Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of "The Secret Garden."
[Gallery label text, 2005]
[Gallery label text, 2005]
Marks
Artist's signature, lower right, on the base, behind the figure's foot: Bessie Potter Vonnoh Inscription, lower right, on the base, behind the figure's foot: A2
Provenance
Gift of Frances Washburn to the city of Batavia, NY, where it was Installed in Austin Park, 1931; removed in the 1960s?; to Rowena Atwater, Batavia, NY, daughter of Mrs. Washburn; to her children, Edward, James and Julian Atwater, Rochester, NY; their gift to the Gallery in 1996
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women 10/10/2008 - 9/6/2009
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Author: Aronson, Julie. Article Title: Bessie Potter Vonnoh: Sculptor of Women. Article Scope: Entry and reproduction. American Art Review. Kansas City, MO: Kellaway Pub. Co., 1973-. Volume Number: 20, Issue Number: 6. Issue Date: December 2008. Page Number: 80-81
- Article Title: MAG Collects. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. MAGazine. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery Issue Date: January-February 1999. Page Number: 3
- Article Scope: Article and reproduction. Julie Aronson. Bessie Potter Vonnoh; Sculptor of Women. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2008.
- Larry D. Barnes. Images of America: Batavia Revisted. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Pub
- Women Artists at the Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY: Susan B. Anthony Center, University of Rochester, 2017.
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Maquette for "Garden Figure"
1998.16
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