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“Pair of Terriers” Bronze Sculpture Bookends by Edith B. Parsons and Gorham Co.

Name: “Pair of Terriers” Bronze Sculpture Bookends by Edith B. Parsons and Gorham Co.
Brand: Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons
Rating: 4.9 (43 reviews)

About the Item

A fine and rare pair of Edith Parsons’ bronze sculptures of “Terriers” from her rather rare series of bookends capturing this playful creature in a variety of activities, they were cast exclusively by the Gorham Co. foundry. That these were cast together and intended as a pair is indicated by the consecutive initialing in the serial numbers. Each is finished in a complex verdigris patination over a chemical brown and black ground patina. Born in Houston, Texas in 1878, Edith Barretto Parsons was a pupil at the Art Students League of New York under Daniel Chester French, J. Twachtmann and George Grey Bernard. She lived and worked in New York, where she died in 1956. She was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. Her work "Duck Girl" is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was commissioned for numerous important public works including a memorial fountain to John Galloway (Public Park, Memphis, TN), the pediment figures for the main entrance of the Liberal Arts Building of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, MO 1904), a memorial monument (Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn) and a monument to "Soldiers of World War" (Summit, NJ). Much of her work was cast by Gorham Founders in New York, including a series of several terriers and other dogs, The Baby Goat, Baby Pan, The Big Duck and others. Literature and further reading: Art Bronzes, Michael Forrest E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Vol. X, Gründ, 2006, p. 941 Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930, Vol. IV, Berman, p. 947 [several studies of dogs at play] Contemporary American Sculpture, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1929, p. 247 mantel (fireplace) Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Opitz, p. 714-15 The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze, Mackay, p. 288 Dictionary of American Sculptors, 18th Century to Present, 1984, Opitz, p. 306 Measurements: [terrier with head turned] 5” H x 7 7/8” W x 3 3/4” D, [dog looking forward] 6 5/8” H x 7 7/8” W x 3 3/4” D.

Creator:
Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons (Sculptor)
Dimensions:
Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 7.88 in (20.02 cm)Depth: 3.75 in (9.53 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 19th-20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In fine condition with original patina; minor handling wear to relief. Old worn green baize on undersides.
Seller Location:
Shippensburg, PA
Reference Number:
Seller: 904PKK13Q | Silla, ltd.1stDibs: LU1059018628642

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