Motherly Love - Reykjavik, Iceland
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N 64° 08.737 W 021° 56.301
27W E 454343 N 7113577
This sculpture, entitled "Motherly Love" is located in Mothers' Garden.
Waymark Code: WMNK6H
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 03/26/2015
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The placard accompanying this sculpture indicates that it was installed in 1930 and "...was the first sculpture by a woman to be erected in Reykjavik and the first public sculpture that was not a memorial or portrait, but an autonomous work of art."
The artist is Nina Saemundsson.
The work depicts a life sized naked woman, standing and holding an infant as if about to kiss the child.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Motherly Love
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Nina Saemundsson
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1930
Materials used: bronze
Location: Mothers' Garden, Reykjavik
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