June from the Twelve Months Panels
Artist
Karl Theodore Francis Bitter
(Austrian/American, 1867-1915)
Date1892-93
MediumMarble
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN11657.6
A girl fetches water from a well, a recurring scene in illustrations of June and an instance of the division of labor between the sexes that dates back to ancient times. On either side of her, children play among the roses, a flower that blooms in early summer.
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On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 21
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