Dancing Mother - Syracuse University, NY
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N 43° 02.283 W 076° 08.038
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Striking piece by artist Chaim Gross located on the university quad at Syracuse University.
Waymark Code: WMTRGE
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2017
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1956 piece by renowned sculptor Chaim Gross representing a fusion between mother and child while they dance.
Accompanying placard describes the piece thusly:
"in Dancing Mother, Gross celebrated the intimacy between mother and child by combining both figures into one form."
The piece is located on the north side of the University Quad.
TITLE: Dancing Mother
ARTIST(S): Gross, Chaim
DATE: 1956
MEDIUM: Sculpture: bronze; Base: Barre gray granite
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76004395
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
University Quad
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
USA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None.
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