Creation Date

Sculpture creation date: ca. 1930

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Black and white photograph of a bronze statue of a young boy standing with a small faun companion in a garden setting. The photograph shows “Two Little Fauns,” a bronze sculpture by Benjamin T. Kurtz, commissioned by Mary Louise Bok Zimbalist in 1930, depicting a nude male child faun with short, curled hair standing beside and partly over a young deer. The child faces slightly downward with its head tilted, arms bent, and one leg stepping forward, while the deer’s head extends out from behind the boy’s legs, its ears pointed outward and its gaze directed toward the ground. Both figures stand on an oval base decorated with a low relief pattern and small ornamental flowers around the edge, which rests on a rough stone pedestal. Behind the sculpture, dense foliage, flowering plants, and a brick wall fill the background, suggesting a garden or courtyard location with the statue integrated into the plantings. The overall composition emphasizes the close physical connection between the boy and the animal as they share the same footing and appear to move in the same direction. Camden, Maine. 1993. Unidentified photographer. (See p16943-p16946)(NA4800.)

Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) (1990-1995) was a nationwide survey that ran from 1990-1995 documenting America’s outdoor sculpture. Established in 1990, SOS! helped educate local communities about America’s endangered sculptural heritage. The Maine Arts Commission was one of 106 organizations to participate in this survey.

Topic

Sculpture

Collection

MF161

Series Number

NA4800

Identifier

p16944

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Existence and Location of Originals

Located at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress: AFC 2012/047 https://lccn.loc.gov/2013655211.

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