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George Washington Carver, (sculpture). Artist:  Amendola, Robert, 1909-1996, sculptor. Title:  George Washington Carver, (sculpture). Other Titles:  George Washington Carver As a Boy, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1955. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 1 ft. x 39 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 12 ft. x 12 ft. Inscription:  George Washington Carver As a Boy/"you shall know science and/science shall make you free"/George Washington Carver/1864-1943/Born of slave parentage in Missouri/Dr. Carver worked his way through school and then devoted his life to agricultural research for the betterment/of the south and the nation./In 1928, he was awared the Springarn/medal for discoveries that changed the/economical life of the south, and in 1939, the Roosevelt medal for distinguished/service in the field of science unsigned Description:  Sculpture depicts George Washington Carver sitting on large rock looking up at the sky. He is barefoot and wears no shirt, only a pair of pants. Subject:  Portrait male -- Carver, George Washington Occupation -- Science -- Biologist Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by New York City Housing Authority, New York, New York 10023 Located Carver Houses, 101st Street, between Park & Madison Avenues, Playground, New York, New York References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 328. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. 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 87870256   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870256 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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