Yarb Woman Statue
- Title:
- Yarb Woman Statue
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Creator:
- Abbe, Elfriede
- Donor:
- Auraca Herbarists
- Date:
- 1980-05-06
- Acquisition Date:
- 1980-05-06
- Image Date:
- 2012-07-10
- Coordinates:
- 42.449391,-76.471431
- Latitude:
- 42.449391
- Longitude:
- -76.471431
- Location:
- Cornell Plantations, Herb garden, Cornell University
- Country:
- United States
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0762
- Accession Number:
- W84-248.2
- File Name:
- 100_1527.JPG
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- statues
- Materials/Techniques:
- Terra cotta
bronze - Subject:
- Auraca Herbarists
Abbe, Elfriede, 1919-2012 - Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- "Yarb Woman, Elfriede Abbe sculptor. A gift from the Auraca Herbarists, 6 May 1980." Bronze statue represents the accomplishments of women in the study of herbs. The Auraca Herbarists: so named from a group of Aurora, N.Y. and Ithaca, N.Y. herbarists. Statue in herb garden. The original terra cotta is in the conference room of the Plantations office building.
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.