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Lillie, Lloyd,
Carol R. Johnson & Associates,
Tallix,
Figure group -- Male
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
The Chess Players, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lillie, Lloyd, 1932-2020, sculptor.
Carol R. Johnson & Associates, landscape architect.
Tallix, founder.
Title:
The Chess Players, (sculpture).
Dates:
Modeled 1982-1983. Cast and installed 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figures: bronze.
Dimensions:
Left figure: approx. 58 x 23 x 28 in., Right figure: approx. 58 x 29 x 38 in.
Inscription:
(On bottom of each figure:) (copyright symbol) LILLIE '83 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Two seated male figures playing chess. Model for the older was the sculptor's father; model for the younger was the sculptor's son. Chess board is between the figures on bench ledge, with 27 chess pieces attached to board, 3 more on bench next to one of the figures. Figures are seated on existing granite bench ledge.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Chess
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Coadministered by Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, Washington, District of Columbia
Located John Marshall Park, Judiciary Square, Washington, District of Columbia
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Alfred Lloyd Lillie, 1989.
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 74040007
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