Clio Hinton Bracken (1870-1925)

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Clio Hinton Bracken (1870-1925)

A Bronze Centerpiece

inscribed 'Clio Bracken'
4in. (10cm.) high; 15in. (38.5cm.) diameter; brown patina

Literature

B.G. Proske, Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture, Murells Inlet, South Carolina, 1968 ed., pp. 51-52

Lot Essay

A cousin of the noted sculptor Roland Hinton Perry, Clio Bracken studied in Paris under Frederick MacMonnies. The present model is perhaps a simplified version of her 'Rubaiyat Bowl', an example of which was exhibited in Buffalo under the auspices of the National Sculpture Society in 1909.

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