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Beyer, Richard,
Figure group
Recreation -- Leisure
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Kirkland
Bench
Sculpture
The Storyteller, (sculpture).
Artist:
Beyer, Richard, 1925-2012, sculptor.
Title:
The Storyteller, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed March 18, 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast aluminum.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 1/2 x 18 x 8 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two men and a little boy seated on an L-shaped bench are talking and laughing. The man on the left leans back, tossing his head up and laughing heartily. His proper left hand rests on his raised proper left knee and his proper right hand grasps on his stomach. A little boy is seated on his proper left looking over with his mouth open as if about to speak. Seated on the proper left side of the little boy is man leaning forward smiling as he follows the conversation. The sculpture is placed under a small shelter with an open roof.
Subject:
Figure group
Recreation -- Leisure -- Storytelling
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Kirkland
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
On loan to City of Kirkland, Recreation Services Manager, 123 5th Avenue, Kirkland, Washington 98033
Lent by William G. Ballentine Collection,
Located Lake Washington Boulevard & Northeast 59th Street, Kirkland, Washington
Remarks:
A nearby plaque reads: THE STORY TELLER/These figures depicting the eternal/human exchange of imagination/and experience were sculpted by/artist R. S. Beyer/The storyteller was commissioned by Don Stabbert and Lake Washington/Park Associates and situated on/this location March 18, 1987 for The/enjoyment of all.
For related information see the Seattle Art Commission's "A Field Guide to Seattle's Public Art," Seattle: Seattle Art Commission, 1991; "A Directory of Seattle's Public Art," Seattle, 1992; and James Rupp's "Art in Seattle's Public Places," Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS
WA000260
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000260
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