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    		• Foltz, Doug,
     
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    		• Crowley, Kim,
     
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    		• Chatham, Ted,
     
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    		• New South Design Firm,
     
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    		• Sculpture Basis,
     
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    		• Chatham Art Services,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Vendor
     
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    		• Performing Arts
     
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    		• Animal -- Bear
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Man with Bear), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Foltz, Doug, 1931-1974, sculptor.
    Crowley, Kim, caster.
    Chatham, Ted, assistant.
    New South Design Firm, design firm.
    Sculpture Basis, founder.
    Chatham Art Services, contractor.
    Title: 
    (Man with Bear), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1989.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Fiberglass, painted, and chain.
    Dimensions: 
    2 pieces. Man: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Bear: approx. 5 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft.; Overall: approx. Diam. 4 ft. 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A two-piece fiberglass sculpture depicting a dancing bear and a man from the Underground Atlanta era. The man wears a wide-brimmed hat and a jacket and holds a chain in his proper right hand that extends over to the bear's neck. The bear stands on his hind legs, his proper front right paw raised, as if waving. The sculpture is set on a brick walkway.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Vendor
    Performing Arts
    Animal -- Bear
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Underground Festival Development Company, Rouse Company, 50 Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia
    Located Underground Atlanta, Coca-Cola Plaza, Lower Alabama Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture commemorates the time when the area around the railroads was a rowdy section, known as Humburg Square, filled with street vendors and entertainers. Life casts were made by Kim Crowley of Sculpture Basis. The sculpture was installed by Ted Chatham of Chatham Art Services.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000472
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