Uplift, (sculpture)

Object Details

Notes
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(Rear of sculpture:) Selma H. Burke SCULPTOR (Front of base:) UPLIFT/DONATED TO SPELMAN COLLEGE/BY DR. SELMA H. BURKE 1993/A TRIBUTE TO JOHNNETTA B. COLE/FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE PRESIDENT OF SPELMAN COLLEGE signed
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Summary
An African-American woman holds up a small, nude child before her face. An older child stands at the woman's proper right side with its arms around her thighs. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base with an inscription on the front.
Culture
African American
Data Source
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
Date
Dedicated Oct. 17, 1993
Control number
IAS GA000284
sculptor
Burke, Selma 1900-1995
Type
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Medium
Sculpture: wood; Base: marble
Owner/Location
Administered by Spelman College Art Department 350 Spelman Lane Atlanta Georgia 30314
Located Spelman College Manley College Center, the Atrium Atlanta Georgia
Topic
Figure group--Female & Child
Ethnic
Record ID
siris_ari_330233
Usage
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