Artwork Details
- Title
- Untitled (Bird Bath with Figures)
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1932-1940
- Location
- Dimensions
- 32 1⁄2 × 26 7⁄8 × 12 3⁄4 in. (82.6 × 68.3 × 32.4 cm) weight: 308 lb. (139.7 kg)
- Credit Line
- The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson
- Mediums Description
- carved limestone
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Keywords
- Figure female — full length
- Object Number
- 2016.38.87A-C
Artwork Description
Edmondson’s carved sculptures often reflect his deep spirituality. Birds and birdbaths were forms he revisited frequently, signaling his affinity for the creatures who kept him company as he worked. His birds appear dovelike, metaphorically conveying the Holy Spirit or themes of peace, but also evoking feelings of mourning, for the haunting cooing sound they make.
(We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, 2022)