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Dante

Mediumbronze; ivory; marble
Dimensions15 3/4 inches (40 cm)
Base: 4 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches (12.1 x 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981
Object number21.12.1
ClassificationsSculptures
DescriptionStanding male figure wearing black robe and hat; carrying a book in right arm; ivory face and hands; bronze body; square black marble base.
ProvenanceH.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965] and Nita Hill Stark [1890-1939]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House
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