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Period: 1940s
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century
Located in New York, NY
2 Sculptures: "The Power" & "The Glory" WPA Depression WWII era mid 20th century by Agnes Yarnall circa 1940s.
Sculptor, painter, poet and artistic historian, Agnes Yarnall has, since the age of six been breathing life into her art.
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Plaster
Passo di Danza - Bronze Sculpture by Giuseppe Mazzullo - 1946
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Bronze sculpture with wooden base. Signed and dated under the base.
Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist,
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Modern 1940s Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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