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Puck, (sculpture). Artist:  MacQueen, Elizabeth, sculptor. Fonderia Mariani E. Belfiore, founder. Title:  Puck, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1982. Copyrighted 1985. Cast 1985. Relocated 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with brown patina; Base: concrete, painted black and black marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 32 in. x 38 in.; Base: approx. 16 in. x 5 ft. x 3 ft. (1 ton). Inscription:  (On back of skirt:) (copyright symbol)/MacQueen/Fonderia/(circled letter "M")/Italy/1985/1/3 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of Puck, a fairy from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, is depicted as a muscular young man with short wavy hair wearing a skirt of leaves. The model for the figure was Yvan Michaud, a ballet dancer. Subject:  Literature -- Character -- Puck Literature -- Shakespeare -- Midsummer Night's Dream Portrait male -- Michaud, Yvan -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Montgomery Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Administration, One Festival Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36117 Located Winton M. Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, Alabama Provenance:  Formerly located Carolyn Blount Theater, Montgomery, Alabama 1985-1989. Remarks:  Commissioned by Winton & Carolyn Blount for $50,000. Cast no. 1/3. The sculpture was originally installed in the lobby of the Carolyn Blount Theater. In 1989, it was moved outdoors over the objections of some local residents who preferred its indoor location. Ballet dancer Yvan Michaud posed for the sculpture. IAS files include related articles from the Alabama Journal, Dec. 4, 1985, the Birmingham News, June 21, 1987, the Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal, Dec. 24, 1989, a photograph of the sculpture in its original location and additional information. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama 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 AL000293   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AL000293 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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