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Armless Angel

Artist: Helen Farnsworth Mears, American, 1871-1916
Medium: Bronze
Dates: Modeled 1911; Cast 1916
Dimensions: 16 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/16 in. (42.2 x 15.6 x 15.4 cm)
Inscriptions: Inscribed on back of round base: "CAST IN MEMORY OF / THE SCULPTOR HELEN FARNSWORTH MEARS. / FEBRUARY XVII. MCMXVI" Inscribed along back edge of square base: "COPYRIGHT BY MARY MEARS."
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 20.990.2
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Mears
Image: Overall, 20.990.2_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Sketch for statue of an armless angel; figure in classical garb with mantle draped over the back of her shoulders; arms outstretched and truncated below shoulder; standing on a round base atop a square pedestal; loosely modeled surfaces. Condition: Good, some marks of green patina

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