Mary Ormrod MacLaine Bird Bath, (sculpture)

Object Details

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.; Image on file.; "In Memoriam Mary MacLaine" unsigned; 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: A birdbath consisting of a bronze nude female wood nymph kneeling on her proper right knee, holding a garland of flowers with both upraised hands. The garland extends around her lower back from one hand to the other. The sculpture is mounted on a shallow circular bronze birdbath with a circular fluted pedestal. The pedestal is set upon a square granite base with a shallow circular basin. The birdbath is mounted on a square concrete pad.

Dedicated 1925

Owner/Location: Administered by City of Allentown Parks Department 2700 Parkway Boulevard Allentown Pennsylvania 18104; Located Muhlenberg Lake Rose Garden Parkway Boulevard & 28th Street Allentown Pennsylvania

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic: Mythology--Classical--Nymph; Homage--Maclaine, Mary Ormrod; Object--Flower