Two Birds

Artist William Edmondson (American, ca. 1874 - 1951)

Dateca. 1939

MediumLimestone

DimensionsOverall: H 5 1/2 x W 9 1/2 x D 7 1/4 in. (H 14 x W 24.1 x D 18.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. René Pingeon and an Anonymous Fund in memory of Margaret Chubb Parsons, 1978

Object number78.165

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Object NameSculpture

Title Details

Published Title Two Birds

Remarks 1981 Newark Museum American Art Catalogue

Marks and Labels/StampsUnder bottom base, sticker: "xxx [illegible] No. 7"ProvenanceAcquired from the artist by unnamed purchaser, 1939; to Gerald Kornblau, New York, N.Y.; to Edmund I. Fuller, Woodstock, N.Y.Exhibition History"Dream Singers, Story Tellers: An African-American Presence", Organized by New Jersey. Deptartment of State and Prefecture of Fukui; Venues: Fukui Fine Arts Museum (November 6 - December 6, 1992); Tokushima Modern Art Museum (January 23 - March 7, 1993); Otani Memorial Art Museum (April 10 - May 9, 1993); New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, New Jersey (August 8, 1993 - March 20, 1994)

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