Sculpture by Frank Eliscu, 1931

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Incredible sculpture by Frank Eliscu dated 1931. Patina has browns, dark greens. Signed on base 'Eliscu 1931'. This was probably a maquette. Measures 16.5" high, 9.5" wide, 6.5" deep. Base is 6" deep, 8" wide. About the Artist: Frank Eliscu (1912 - 1996) has created many works of sculpture including the Heisman trophy, the creation of President Gerald Ford's inaugural medal and the state gift for the late Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. His sculptures stand in a bank in Rockefeller Center. His "Atoms for Peace" makes its statement in Ventura, California. A promethean screen Cascade of Books is mounted on the front of the James Madison Library of Congress building in Washington, DC. This project took 10 years to complete and in 1985 won him top honors from the National Sculpture Society. The heroic bronze, along with Eliscu's plaque of Uncle Joe Cannon in the same city, has been declared a national monument, and by law can never be removed or changed in any way. Eliscu is a fellow of the National Sculpture Society and an academician of the National Academy of Design. Last year, he was recipient of the Herbert Adams Memorial Gold Medal for service to American sculpture. "From the time I was about eight years old, I knew I wanted to be an artist," says Eliscu. Born during the Depression in Washington Heights, NY, Eliscu's formative years were spent experimenting with different sculpting mediums, such as putty and paraffin. "My grandmother lived with us. She used to burn religious candles in little glasses. I would take the melted paraffin into the bathtub with me, and model horses' heads in the warm water," he reminisces. "She also made beaded bags and I used the beads to make the horses' eyes. I'd take putty and do bas relief's on the walls. I was very inventive, he says with a laugh. For more information see the following links: nytimes.com/1996/07/07/nyregion/frank-eliscu-83-who-sculptured-heisman-trophy.html or askart.com/askart/artist.aspx?artist=109016

Creator:
Frank Eliscu (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
Materials and Techniques:
Plaster,Wood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1931
Condition:
Seller Location:
Palm Springs, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8985787764

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