Woman With Dove, (sculpture) - Houston, TX - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This statue is dedicated to Luz Stranahan Ruiz by her son Richard Ruiz, M.D. It was donated to UT Health Science Center of Houston in February 1984 and stands in the Webber Plaza. Richard Ruiz, M.D. was the Chairman of the Department of Opthalmolgy at UT Medical School.

Description from the Smithsonian Institution Art Inventories Catalog:
A female nude stands holding a dove with outspread wings in both hands. The figure is standing on a round base lined with tiles, on top of a round, four-tiered running water fountain. The fountain is set in a circular pool lined with tiles.

This fountain has been recently updated as the above description does not match the current picture. It is currently located between the UT Medical School and the TMC library. The location might have changed as the building in the original picture does not match the background of the current location. The plaza is still named the Frank C. Webber Plaza

TITLE: Woman with Dove, (sculpture) ARTIST(S): Mihailescu-Nasturel, Monyo DATE: 1986 MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze, concrete, and red ceramic tile; Basin: concrete and red ceramic tile CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000567 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Frank C. Weber Plaza. 6431 Fannin Houston Texas DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The base has been updated/reconstructed. The location is probably the same, as the plaza remains. The surrounding buildings and background have changed. It may have been moved/reconstructed within the same plaza.

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