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            Womanekin the manekin speaks softly. Weatherbeaten, she maintains her Giacometti-like dignity. She remains one of my favorite sculptures...

Womanekin has no name ... She is actually a full size ballet dancer sculpture by Miss Cecily, not Giacometti. She was one of a series Cecily crafted in the nineties from recycled materials.  She was inspired by an assignment from a sculpture class at the Boston Museum School. We had a seventeen room house (a "summer cottage" from the 1880's) in Lynn, Massachusetts, So, we had lots of room for  sculpture. Here we have a teeny tiny house so Womanekin dances outdoors in a very harsh desert environment.... 

I think it's time to give Womanekin a name, don't you?

Alberto Giacometti (10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and printmaker.  In his vision of women, they became attenuated and elongated...

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Taken on: September 23, 2010

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Camera: Kodak EasyShare Z915, f/4.4, 1/125 sec, 36.6mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Kodak EasyShare Z915
Aperture:	f/4.4
Exposure Time:	0.008 sec (1/125)
Focal Length:	36.6mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	QuickTime 7.6.6
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