Joie de Vivre, (sculpture) | Smithsonian Institution

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1993.; McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1988, pg. 105-106.; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Nov. 10, 1962.; St. Louis Globe-Democrat, April 17, 1962.; Image on file.; McCue, George, "Sculpture City: St. Louis," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1988, pg. 104.; (On back of "diamond" volume:) MODERN ART FOUNDRY/NEW YORK (On back of "slab", in script:) J Lipchitz (On back of "slab," lower right corner, is a stamp of a backwards numeral 3 facing a numeral 3) signed Founder's mark appears.; The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary: "Bronze abstract form, suggesting the figure in ribbon-like volumes and contours. The sculpture can be roughly divided into two major sections: the upper, abstract form, and a lower cylinder which acts as a base for the whimsical form above. The cylinder rests on a flat, square bronze base. The abstract form rests on a slightly curved horizontal bronze slab, which rests on a smaller, diamond-shaped volume."

Cast 1927. Dedicated Nov. 9, 1962

Owner/Location: Administered by City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry 5600 Clayton Avenue St. Louis Missouri 63110; Located Forest Park Near Entrance to Steinberg Skating Rink St. Louis Missouri

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums