Description
Bronze globe made of words, like "plaisir, désir, rire, mémoire... Fanny 20 ans, Fanny 100 ans", with inside a blooming flower, with in its heart a woman's buttocks. In the flower leaves are female names like 'elisabeth', 'colette' and 'lisette'. The sculpture is a tribute tot he Jeu de Boule Lyonnaise.
Signature
G Böhmer 1987
Sculptor
- Geneviève Böhmer (Cravanche 1928 - Lyon 2016),
French sculptress
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
- La famille Alins en Vadrouille, Le Clos Jouve et les dessous coquins de la Fanny (Lyon) [with photo of the sculpture inside].
- Only Lyon, La Fanny de Lyon.
- Wikipedia, Liste des œuvres publiques de Lyon.
- Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, [La Fanny du clos Jouve].
- Christian Sozzi (ed.), L’art public dans le Grand Lyon, de l’après-guerre à nos jours, rapporté à l’histoire urbaine: périodisation, commandes, perspectives (Lyon: Agence d’urbanisme pour le développement de l’agglomération Lyonnaise, 2011-2012) (PDF on-line), p. 140.
Tags
Locatie (N 45°46'23" - E 4°49'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: frra186; Photograph: 14 August 2018
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
If you want to use photos, please contact us via the contact form (in Dutch, English or German).
© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt
Your banner here? Click for information.
