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Amy Fretz Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Nettleship, Will, sculptor. Title:  Amy Fretz Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Dedicated June 2, 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Poured concrete and stainless steel. Dimensions:  Approx. 3 x 45 x 22 ft. Inscription:  (Mounted on central concrete wall in stainless steel:) AMY (Engraved on abstract plaque on wall near name:) 1982-1989 unsigned Description:  Abstract shapes and forms creating walking surface and protected area for play. Includes seating areas and reservoir on upper level where water can overflow and run down layers of stones to a small pool at lower level. Sculpture is designed to be wheelchair accessible. Walking surface has a complex series of curved grooves creating a pattern intended to provide an interesting sound and tactile experience for those who ride across it. Subject:  Abstract Homage -- Fretz, Amy State of Being -- Disabled -- Physical Disability Landscape Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Kansas City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Rosedale Sharing Community, 1444 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66103 Located Whitmore Park, Southwest Boulevard & Early Street, Kansas City, Kansas Remarks:  Funding for the sculptural walkway project, which cost $11,000 to complete, came from the Kansas Arts Commission, Amy Fretz memorial fund, Colgate-Palmolive, and the Rosedale Sharing Community. Amy Fretz, who spent most of her life in a wheelchair, died at age 7. The sculpture was conceived with disabled children in mind, especially those confined to wheelchairs. IAS files contain "Proposal for a Sculpture," presented to the Rosedale Sharing Community by the artist; invitation to the dedication; and related articles from KC Business Journal, May 10, 1991, and Rosedale Sharing Community Newsletter, June and July 1991. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994. 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 KS000092   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000092 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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