Roses of Yesterday by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth

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Roses of Yesterday

ArtistHarriet Whitney Frishmuth(1880-1980)

Datemodeled 1923; cast 1924-1940

MediumBronze

Dimensions64 x 30 x 19 in. (162.6 x 76.2 x 48.3 cm)

Inscription(s)sundial: Perennis Amor

Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2006.68

ClassificationSculpture

ProvenancePrivate Collection, TX; to (Lillian Nassau Ltd., New York, NY), 1985; Private Collection, ca. 1990; by descent; to (Sotheby's, New York, NY), May, 30, 2006, sale N08207, lot 108; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2006

On ViewYes

This artwork's face covers about 263× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.

Roses of Yesterday

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