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Martinson, John,
Abstract -- Geometric
Figure -- Full length
Recreation -- Leisure
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Sculpture
Spare Time, (sculpture).
Artist:
Martinson, John, sculptor.
Title:
Spare Time, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel, welded and painted.
Dimensions:
Approx. 11 ft. x 49 1/2 in. x 58 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A stick person sits on the roof of a building watching the people below, leaning forward slightly. The stick person's hands rest on the roof ledge, while its legs hang over the edge.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Figure -- Full length
Recreation -- Leisure
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Madison, Department of Public Works, Parks Division, 215 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Madison, Wisconsin 53701
Located 11 West Main Street, on roof, Madison, Wisconsin
Remarks:
This figure was the first art commissioned by the Madison Cultural Affairs Committee, subsequently known as the Madison Committee for the Arts. Nearby plaque reads: Spare Time/Painted Steel Sculpture/By John Martinson/Funded By/City of Madison Artgrant / c JM 1979. IAS files contain a related section of Frances W. Hurst's "A Common Joy," 1991, pg. 48.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hurst, Frances, "A Common Joy," 1991, pg. 48.
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 WI000158
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000158
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