Shirley T. Smith (1929-2023) American, Bronze Statue. Depicting a sitting figure. Signed, dated '79, and numbered 4/30 near the base / bottom where the statue meets the base. Size: 9 1/4 x 10 x 11 in. Shirley Smith is known for Sculptor-abstract female figure. Known for her stoic portrayals of women, Shirley Thomson Smith creates sculpted figures that seem a combination of Indian, Mexican and African, silent and thoughtful, suggesting the strength and endurance of humanity. She was deeply influenced by a move she and her husband made in 1953 from Oklahoma to Durango, Colorado. Traveling into the Southwest, she came into contact with Native Americans, especially Navajo women, whom she found fascinating. But it was about five years later, after a return move to Oklahoma, that she started to include them as subject matter. #1919 Location INFRONT OF PLATFORM