The Bluebirds, (sculpture) - Houston, TX
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A little girl in bare feet and a ponytail sits on a round bollard with two bluebirds. Nearby stands a little boy, feeding a bluebird that is perched on his proper right wrist.
Waymark Code: WMP35X
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2015
Views: 5
Artist: Goodacre, Glenna, 1939- , sculptor.
Title: The Bluebirds, (sculpture).
Medium: Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions: Approx. 3 x 5 x 3 ft.
Inscription: unsigned
Description: A little girl in bare feet and a ponytail sits on a round bollard with two bluebirds. Nearby stands a little boy, feeding a bluebird that is perched on his proper right wrist.
Subject: Children
Animal -- Bird -- Bluebird
Object Type: Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
Sculpture Owner: Methodist Hospital, 6565 Fannin, Courtyard between Dunn Tower & Fondren-Brown Building, Houston, Texas 77030
Remarks: Gift of the Bluebird Circle.
Condition: Surveyed 1993 September. Well maintained.
References: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
Illustration: Image on file.
Note: The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository: Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number: IAS TX000307
TITLE: The Bluebirds
ARTIST(S): Goodacre, Glenna
DATE: 1939-
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Bronze, Granite Base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000307
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
6565 Fannin St. Houston, TX 77030 Driveway of Houston Methodist Hospital
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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