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Chelsea Conversation, (sculpture). Artist:  Jencks, Penelope, 1936- , sculptor. Title:  Chelsea Conversation, (sculpture). Dates:  1977-1978. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze. Dimensions:  3 figures. Each male: approx. H. 5 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft.; Female child: approx. H. 4 ft. 1 in. x W. 1 ft. Description:  Group of three figures, a young man, an older man, and a little girl, engaged in a conversation. The young man, modeled after a Chelsea High School track star, is dressed in a t-shirt and stands with proper left hand on his proper left hip. The older man, modeled on a retired high school science teacher, is dressed in a suit and holds a book up to his chest with his proper right hand. With his proper right hand, he reaches up to his face to adjust a pair of eyeglasses which are now missing. The little girl, modeled after the artist's daughter, is dressed in a leotard leans against a park bench and stares at the young man standing across from her. Subject:  Recreation -- Leisure -- Conversation Figure group Figure female -- Child -- Full length Occupation -- Education -- Student Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Object -- Written Matter -- Book Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Chelsea, Chelsea, Massachusetts Located Chelsea Square, Broadway & Park Street, Chelsea, Massachusetts Remarks:  The sculpture was funded by the City of Chelsea. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 131. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 131. 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 87740181   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740181 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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