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Hughey, Stephen,
Akerson Memorial,
Portrait male -- Robie, Derrick J.
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Object -- Toy
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Savona
Sculpture
Derrick Robies Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hughey, Stephen, sculptor.
Akerson Memorial, founder.
Title:
Derrick Robies Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1994. Dedicated Nov. 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite, concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 42 in.; Base: approx. H. 50 in.
Inscription:
(On bronze plaque on front of base:) DEDICATED TO BE A GENTLE/REMINDER OF WHAT CHILDHOOD/IS MEANT TO BE./DERRICK J. ROBIE unsigned
Description:
Smaller than-life-size full-length portrait of Derrick J. Robie. He wears t-shirt, jeans and a baseball cap. He holds a baseball bat with both hands and is depicted in the act of swinging the bat. The bronze sculpture stands atop a rough-hewn granite base. The granite base rests on a square concrete footing.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Robie, Derrick J. -- Child
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball
Object -- Toy -- Sports Equipment
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Savona
Sculpture
Owner:
Located Little League baseball park, Savona, New York
Remarks:
The sculpture is a memorial to Robie, a local child who was a murder victim. The sculpture was created by Hughey, Robie's great uncle, and was cast at Alfred University. Akerson Memorial cast the bronze dedicatory plaque.
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 NY001001
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY001001
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