Signature Incised on back of sculpture: COPYRIGHTED GEO. BRIDGES
Inscription Incised on base, front: SPIRIT / OF THE / NEW DEAL
Incised on base, proper left: T.V.A.
Incised on base, proper right: N.R.A.
Incised on back of sculpture: COPYRIGHTED / GEO. BRIDGES
Provenance Georges Bridges (1899-1976), Birmingham, Alabama, 1933; inherited by his wife, Eleanor Massey Bridges (1899-1987), Birmingham, Alabama, 1976; inherited by their daughter, Mary Eleanor “London” Bridges (1921-1988), Birmingham, Alabama, 1987; bequest to her companion, Rebecca Jennings (1928-2008), Birmingham, ALlabama 1988; bequest to her companion, Judy Jones, Birmingham, Alabama, 2008; gift to the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, 2017
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