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    		• Wells, David,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Potsdam
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Occasionally When Stepping Out of the House I Would Like to See a Few Trees, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Wells, David, 1948- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Occasionally When Stepping Out of the House I Would Like to See a Few Trees, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1984.
    Medium: 
    Steel, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 76 x 36 x 18 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Silhouette of a man, cut out of flat steel, with a second painted steel piece placed 17 inches behind it. The sculpture was originally placed in front of a constructed brick wall.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Potsdam
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State University College at Potsdam, Art Department, Pierrepont Avenue, Potsdam, New York 13676 Accession Number: 1984.4M
    Located State University College at Potsdam, Marshall Park, Potsdam, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was funded by a 1983 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) award that was matched by the Alcoa Foundation and the St. Lawrence National Bank. It was a gift of the artist, created during his residency in 1984. The sculpture may have been moved. IAS files contain an excerpt from a walking tour flyer entitled "The Potsdam College Sculpture Park," which lists the location of the sculpture as Lehman Park, with a brick wall behind it. IAS files also contain a data printout from the College Art Department.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
    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 NY000512
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