“Spirit Of Life” 20th Century Bronze Figure
“Spirit of Life” 20th Century Bronze Figure. The
Original by American artist Robert Russin (1914-2007.)
The sculpture depicts a family of three, mother and father
dancing while they both hold up their infant boy. An incredibly moving subject
as depicted by one of the great living sculptors of the day.
The Original “Spirit of Life” bronze sculpture created in
1969. Bronze on black marble base, signed both in the bronze and in the metal
placard on the marble base, with an overall dimension of 36 inches high. As for
the Sculpture we offer it has only a metal placard but not signed on the
bronze.
Robert Isaiah Russin began his career as a WPA sculptor, and
received dozens of commissions during his career both public and private.
Russin created the famous bronze figurative sculpture that resides in front of
the City of Hope in California, the “Spirit of Life” fountain
sculpture in front of the City of Hope National Medical Center in
Duarte. He also created the 14-foot bronze head of Abraham Lincoln which was
installed on the Lincoln highway in Wyoming. He studied art at the City College
of New York, earning a BA degree in 1933 and an MA in 1935. He was also a WPA
sculptor. Memberships included the National Sculpture Society, Audubon Artists
and the American Artists Congress. His work is in the collection of the U.S.
Navy at Abbott Laboratories, the Hyde Park Museum and City College of New York. Realism Figurative Sculpture
