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Ellis, Richard H.,
Portrait male -- Allen, Steve
Performing Arts -- Theater
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Relief
Sculpture
Steve Allen, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ellis
,
Richard
H
.,
1938-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Steve Allen, (sculpture).
Dates:
1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. 7 x 5 x 1 ft.
Inscription:
(In handprint in background:)
Richard
Ellis
(Across top background of relief:) STEVE ALLEN signed
Description:
Bas-relief portrait of Steve Allen. He sits on a piano bench on the right side of the relief. In front of him is a piano. Only the front side and leg of the piano are visible. Allen's proper right arm rests across the top of the piano; his proper left hand is on the keyboard. He wears a suit, bow tie and glasses. The background of the concrete relief is roughly modelled. The relief is in a self-framed panel which is set flush in a wall.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Allen, Steve -- Full length
Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Piano
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 5215 Lankersheim Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 91601
Remarks:
The sculpture is one of three commissioned sculptural relief panels the artist created for the Academy. Total cost for the three panels was $67,500. The panels were commissioned to meet the city's percent for art requirement. IAS files contain copies of related artist's and city contracts, correspondence and reports. IAS files contain copies of engineers' drawings.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
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 CA001376
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001376
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