Monday, May 24, 2010

Garfield Park Conservatory [Idyl and Pastoral - By Lorado Taft]

Pastoral - by Lorado Taft




Idyl and Pastoral - by Lorado Taft

1913 / Marble

Location: Garfield Park Conservatory






Idyl - by Lorado Taft

Idyl - by Lorado Taft




Pastoral - by Lorado Taft

Pastoral by Lorado Taft







These "little whimsies... represent care-free maiden and faun-like youth of some remote period as they idle and play in the forests of Arcadia. It was my thought merely to make something graceful and appropriate for the greenhouse, something that would add to the impressions of fairyland which strikes all visitors in that wonderful place."
Lorado Taft, Sculptor / 1913
greenhouse, something that would add to the impressions of fairyland which strikes all visitors in that wonderful place."







Sculptor Lorado Taft originally crafted this pair of sculptures in plaster for a 1909 art exhibition in Garfield Park Garden. In 1913, they were executed in marble and placed at the entrance of Garfield Park Conservatory's Palm House.


Idyl and Pastoral - by Lorado Taft



Idyl and Pastoral - by Lorado Taft

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1 comment:

kkrp said...

Thank you for sharing beautiful photos and introducing me to several sculptures not familiar to me. I esp appreciate your including dates--which increases their value for students of art history.