Rare Pair of Edith B. Parsons (American, 1878-1956) Antique Bronze Dog Sculpture

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Rare Pair of Edith B. Parsons (American, 1878-1956) Antique Bronze Dog Sculpture:
$3790.00

EDITH BARRETTO STEVENS PARSONS (AMERICAN, 1878-1956)
RARE PAIR OF BRONZE SCULPTURES \"SERENADERS\"
Signed \"E.B. Parsons\" and impressed \"Gorham Founders\"
One sculpture retaining original card from Kennedy Galleries
Item #1407ZOG31AThis is an exceptional pair of investment grade bronze sculptures from Edith Parsons, the pair titled \"Serenaders\" and one retaining the original label from their purchase at the Kennedy Galleries in New York. Both are signed by the artist along the edge and impressed at the back \"Gorham Founders\", one with \"OGBJ\" and the other with \"OGBK\". The undersides are filledwith plaster. They remain in positively pristine condition with only the most minor patina wear. These are a very fine acquisition for serious collectors.Born in Houston, Texas in 1878, Parsons was a pupil at the Art Students League of New York under Daniel Chester French, J. Twachtmann and George Grey Bernard. She lived and worked in New York, where she died in 1956. She was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. Her work \"Duck Girl\" is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was commissioned for numerous important public works including a memorial fountain to John Galloway (Public Park, Memphis, TN), the pediment figures for the mainentrance of the Liberal Arts Building of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (St. Louis, MO 1904), a memorial monument (Cemetery, St. Paul, Minn) and a monument to \"Soldiers of World War\" (Summit, NJ). Much of her work was cast by Gorham Founders in New York, including a series of several terriers and other dogs, The Baby Goat, Baby Pan, The Big Duck and others.Further Reading and Notes:

E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, vol. X, Gründ, p. 941
Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders 1800-1930, vol. IV, Berman, p. 947 f. 3624-5 - \"Assorted Pups c. 1920\"
Contemporary American Sculpture, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1929, p. 247
Mantle Fielding\'s Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers, Opitz, p. 714-15
The Dictionary of Western Sculptors in Bronze, Mackay, p. 288
Art Bronzes, Michael Forrest (discussion of two terrier subjects executed by Gorham and short biography)

Measurements:[running dog] 6 3/4\" L x 2 9/16\" D x 4 3/4\" H; [howling dog] 6 5/8\" L x 2 1/2\" D x 6 1/2\" H

Condition Report:
Exceptional original condition. One bronze missing felt from bottom - the other retains original label from Kennedy Galleries. Both with very minor patina wear. Please review all images in the slideshow for a full overview of condition.