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Bass, Jim,
Figure group -- Family
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Leavenworth
Sculpture
Celebration of the Midwest Family, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bass
,
Jim
,
1933-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Celebration of the Midwest Family, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Dedicated July 25, 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: pre-cast concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 30 in. x 41 in. x 8 ft.
Inscription:
(On sculpture, raised:)
BASS
'81 signed
Description:
Stylized family group of three figures; mother, father and child. Their arms are upraised in celebration. The father figure is located in the rear, center. To his proper left is the mother figure, and to his proper right is the child figure. Figures stand on angled bronze foundation mounted on angled base.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Leavenworth
Sculpture
Owner:
Mutual Savings Association, 4th & Shawnee Streets, Southwest corner, in Heritage Court, Leavenworth, Kansas
Remarks:
Sculpture was commissioned by Mutual Savings Association for Heritage Court, site of former home office building which was turned into a public space as a gift to the community. Nearby plaque reads: DEDICATED TO ALL WHO CAME BEFORE US - FROM OUR PIONEERS TO OUR PARENTS. TO THESE WE OWE OUR FREEDOM, FAITH, COUNTRY, COMMUNITY AND LIVES. MAY WE ENJOY AND PROTECT THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE IN MID-AMERICA THAT OUR HERITAGE HAS MADE POSSIBLE. IAS files contain related article from Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, KS), July 26, 1981, pg.1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, KS), July 26, 1981, pg. 1.
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 KS000093
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KS000093
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