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Jimilu Mason 1999 signed 2/20 statuette “The Parable”.
$ 380.16
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Description
The piece isJimilu Mason (1930-2019) 1999 signed 2/20 statuette or figurine of her much larger “The Parable”. The piece is approximately 11 1/2 inches tall and weighs approximately 10 pounds 3 ounces.
This is a smaller piece than the public piece in Washington D.C. The public piece is approximately 5 feet tall.
See last 2 photos for comparison.
I AM ONLY SELLING THE SMALLER VERSION.
I DO NOT OWN THE MUCH BIGGER PUBLIC ARTPIECE IN WASHINGTON DC.
Local pick-up only (for now). Need to meet in mutually agreed
location
somewhere in Fairfax County Virginia.
If interest in shipping please contact me. Due to the weight it may cost 0+ to ship.
from Wikipedia regarding the public piece "The Parable":
The Parable is a public artwork by American artist Jimilu Mason, located at The Festival Center at 1640 Columbia Road, N.W. in Washington, D.C., United States. The Parable was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993.
The bronze sculpture shows a man seated on a large cinder block and at his feet is a carpenter's square. Dressed in only a shirt and pants, his shirt sleeves are rolled up above his elbows and his collar is open. His face wears a beard and mustache and his feet are shoe-less. His arms reach out in front of him, and he looks as if in conversation.
Sculptor Jimilu Mason was born in Washington, D.C., graduating from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1949. Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts from George Washington University, Mason has a studio in Italy.
According to Mason the sculpture "represents a Christ... teaching that there is more than brick and mortar to building a city. The leaders must be good servants."