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Garibay, Gabriel,
Indiana Limestone Company,
Figure male -- Child
Animal -- Fish
Literature -- Bryant
Object -- Weapon
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Plainfield
Sculpture
The Barefoot Boy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Garibay, Gabriel, sculptor.
Indiana Limestone Company, contractor.
Title:
The Barefoot Boy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1929. Dedicated June 2, 1929.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted Indiana limestone on a limestone pedestal and a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 76 x 18 x 18 in.; Base: approx. 85 x 65 x 65 in.
Inscription:
(Pedestal front, east, on bronze plaque:) CARVED BY/GABRIEL GARIBAY/1929/THE BAREFOOT BOY/BLESSINGS ON THEE, LITTLE MAN,/BAREFOOT BOY WITH CHEEK OF TAN!/WITH THY TURNED-UP PANTALOONS/AND THY MERRY WHISTLED TUNES/WITH THY RED LIP, REDDER STILL/KISSED BY STRAWBERRIES ON THE HILL/WITH THE SUNSHINE ON THY FACE/THROUGH THY TORN BRIM'S JAUNTY GRACE/FROM MY HEART I GIVE THEE JOY -/I WAS ONCE A BAREFOOT BOY! signed
Description:
Standing figure of a barefoot boy walking by a tree stump with his trousers rolled up. His proper left hand is on the stump. He has a bag hung over his proper right shoulder; a sling shot and a fish are hung over his proper left shoulder. He wears a cap.
Subject:
Figure male -- Child -- Full length
Animal -- Fish
Literature -- Bryant
Object -- Weapon -- Sling Shot
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Plainfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Indiana Department of Corrections, Indiana Boys' School, 501 West Main Street, Reformatory, Plainfield, Indiana 46168
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of the Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, IN), May 23, 1929, pg. 1, C 2, 3, and The Indiana Boys' School Herald (Plainfield, IN), June 8, 1929. Artist Gabriel Baribay was a 15 year old Mexican-Indian youth at the school, whose talents were discovered. The statue was inspired by William Cullen Bryant's poem "The Barefoot Boy." The stone for the piece was donated by Mr. John McMillan at the Indiana Limestone Company at Bedford, IN. The piece was presented by Garibay with a speech.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, IN), May 23, 1929, pg. 1, C 2, 3.
The Indiana Boys' School Herald (Plainfield, IN), June 8, 1929.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"100 Years at Indiana Boys' School 1867-1967," Plainfield, IN: Indiana Boys' School, 1967, pg. 16.
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 IN000161
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