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Man Reading Book, (sculpture). Artist:  Salerno, Gino, 1962- , sculptor. Title:  Man Reading Book, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted tree stump. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 1 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. x 3 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Man seated on a stump with an open book in his lap, over clasped hands. The man is Caucasian with black hair and is wearing a turquoise-colored shirt, black pants, and white shoes with black laces. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Object -- Written Matter -- Book Religion -- Old Testament -- Proverbs Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202 Located Central Riverside Park, Wichita, Kansas Remarks:  The quotation from Proverbs 11-27 is carved on both pages of the open book that the figure is holding. The sculpture was commissioned by the Wichita Park Alliance. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita 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 KS000026   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000026 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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