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

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

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.
View from house towards patio and reflection pool with a bronze statue of a bacchante and infant faun by Frederick MacMonnies

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

Names

John Percival Jefferson residence

Location

California--Montecito

Resource type

still image

Subjects

lawns (landscaped grass)
reflecting pools
Environment
fountains
Arts
pergolas
statues
gardens

landscape architecture