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    		• McCarter, Keith,
     
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    		• Unknown (Burleighfield, England),
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Observer, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    McCarter, Keith, sculptor.
    Unknown (Burleighfield, England), founder.
    Title: 
    The Observer, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Installed Dec. 1983.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 6 x 10 x 7 ft. Diam. 10 ft.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 9 ft. x 6 ft.
    Inscription: 
    McCarter / Burleighfield, England signed Founder's mark appears.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Barnes, Morris, Pardoe, Foster, 601 13th Street, N.W., Suite 800, Washington, District of Columbia 20005
    Located 1020 19th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was commissioned by WPH Inc. when it was constructing this office building. IAS files contain a Washington Post, Jan. 28, 1984, article which discusses developers incorporating public art into office buildings and notes "The Observer" in particular.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Washington Post, Jan. 28, 1984, pg. F1.
    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 DC000167
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