Uncle Henry, (sculpture).

Uncle Henry, (sculpture).

Salerno, Gino, 1962- , sculptor.

Uncle Henry, (sculpture).

Wizard of Oz Character, (sculpture).

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Painted tree trunk.

Sculpture: approx. 67 x 24 x 14 in.; Base: approx. H. 4 in.

(Front of base:) UNCLE HENRY unsigned

Depiction of Uncle Henry from the "Wizard of Oz" standing with his arms bent at waist level and his hands resting on his stomach. He is wearing a beige wide-brimmed hat, a red shirt, and blue bib overalls. The "Auntie Em" character from the "Wizard of Oz" stands just to his proper left.

Literature -- Character -- Uncle Henry

Literature -- Baum -- Wizard of Oz

Occupation -- Farm

Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita

Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202

Located Watson Park, 3055 South Lawrence Road, opposite main gate, Wichita, Kansas 67217

One of approximately twenty characters from the "Wizard of Oz" sculpted by the artist to be displayed along a yellow brick road in Watson Park. Unlike his other park project, all of the Wizard of Oz characters are sculpted from dead tree trunks that have been removed from other parks and brought to the Watson Park site. Sculptures commissioned by Wichita Park Alliance.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993.

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