Kneeling Figure
About the Sculpture
Kneeling Figure was created in 2000, by sculptor Bruno Lucchesi. It is the second casting of the unclothed woman. The woman herself is kneeling in admiration and contemplation. It was installed in the upper level of Sunken Gardens in late 2019.
The sculpture was donated to the City of Lincoln by Dr. and Mrs. Fred Southwick, who had had the sculpture installed in the their home's garden for a number of years. Dr. Fred Southwick is the son of Dr. Wayne Southwick who donated Reveille, which stands in Sunken Gardens.
"Bruno has a special relish for the female nude. He has portrayed her in almost every conceivable pose, and each one has a special charm. Sometimes he uses a model and sometimes he portrays a figure from imagination. Often he invents a position that a model could not possibly hold for more than an instant, and yet he manages to calculate the way gravity would act on the body and what the stance would look like if it could be held indefinitely. He even has shown figures flying in the air that somehow are convincing and look as if he actually observed models in such a position." - David Finn
About the Artist
Bruno Lucchesi was born in 1926 in the Village of Fibbiano Montainino, Lucca, Italy. He studied at the Art Institute of Lucca where upon finishing, he moved to Florence in 1950. He was an assistant professor at Florence University until he moved to New York to continue his career. While in New York he taught at the New School of Social Research and The National Academy of Design in the 60s and 70s. He now travels the world giving yearly workshops.
He also created Pieta which is part of the Sheldon Museum of Art Sculpture Garden.
Additional Information
Sunken Gardens
Length: 5.2 ft.
Width: 4 ft.
Height: 4 ft.
Location
2600 D St., Lincoln 68502 View Map
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Kneeling Figure