John Percival Jefferson residence, pool with statue of a bacchante by MacMonnies, Montecito, 1931
Item Overview
- Title
- John Percival Jefferson residence, pool with statue of a bacchante by MacMonnies, Montecito, 1931
- Alternative title
- John Percival Jefferson residence
- Photographer
- Cornell, Ralph D.
- Artist
- MacMonnies, Frederick William, $d 1863-1937
- Date Created
- March 28, 1931
- Date
- 1931-03-28
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Notes
- Description
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View from house towards patio and reflection pool with a bronze statue of a bacchante and infant faun by Frederick MacMonnies
The Jefferson estate was donated to the Music Academy of the West in 1950. The original Macmonnies Bacchante statue belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The statue was so popular that numerous reproductions of it were cast.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photographic print
- Dimensions
- 4 x 5 inches
- Medium
- b&w nitrate negative
Keywords
- Genre
-
black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film - Location
- California--Montecito
- Resource type
- still image
- Subjects
-
lawns (landscaped grass)
reflecting pools
People
fountains
gardens
pergolas
Culture
statues
Environment - landscape architecture
Find This Item
- Repository
-
John Percival Jefferson residence
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections - Local Identifier
- uclamss_1411_0415
- ARK
- ark:/21198/zz002b6bkj
- Manifest url
Access Condition
- Rights statement
- copyrighted
- Funding Note
- Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.