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    		• Blackley, R. A.,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Langstroth, L. L.
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Animal -- Insect
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    L. L. Langstroth, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Blackley, R. A., 1952- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    L. L. Langstroth, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Bee Headed Man, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Aug. 1993.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Fired terra cotta, bees, honeycomb, bee skep tube of epoxy, pallet knife, popsicle stick, and artist's sculpting stand.
    Dimensions: 
    61 1/2 x 16 x 16 in.
    Inscription: 
    R. A. Blackley 8-93 signed
    Description: 
    Bust portrait of L. L. Langstroth, the father of modern beekeeping. The head is cracked and open with real bees crawling out. His bow tie and back of jacket is honeycombed patterned with actual honeycomb emerging from his back. The skep on the lower shelf of the sculptor's stand symbolizes how Langstroth took bee keeping from the era of the skep to today's modern moveable frame hives.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Langstroth, L. L. -- Bust
    Occupation -- Science
    Animal -- Insect -- Bee
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Blackley, Robin A., 79 Moses Lane, Southampton, New York 11968
    References: 
    Blackley, Robin A., 1996.
    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 9D800003
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