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    		• Hudson, Jon Barlow,
     
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    		• Beal, Roger,
     
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    		• Viemeister, Read,
     
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    		• Scott Art Casting,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Allegory -- Quality
     
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    		• Landscape -- Tree
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Yellow Springs
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Tree of Knowledge, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hudson, Jon Barlow, 1945- , sculptor.
    Beal, Roger, landscape architect.
    Viemeister, Read, designer.
    Scott Art Casting, founder.
    Title: 
    Tree of Knowledge, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1990-1992. Copyrighted 1992. Dedicated Dec. 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: cast and welded sheet bronze with green and brown patina; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 x 8 x 8 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.; Base: approx. 4 x 46 x 48 in.
    Inscription: 
    Jon Barlow Hudson 1992/Tree of Knowledge (copyright symbol) 1992/Jon Barlow Hudson (On one of the books:) TIME JON BARLOW HUDSON signed
    Description: 
    A tree of books, using real books to create a mold for the tree trunk. The brown trunk of the tree consists of a twisting stack of books. The green foliage of the tree is formed by a "burst" of thinner books. Hidden within the stacks of books in the trunk are a bookworm, a bookplate, and a small house. The sculpture stands on a base made of four granite books placed side by side.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence
    Landscape -- Tree
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Yellow Springs
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Greene County Library Yellow Springs Branch, 415 Xenia Avenue, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was commissioned by the Yellow Springs Library Association, who raised about $35,000 for the sculpture. The trunk of the tree is cast bronze; the foliage is bent and welded sheet bronze. The sculpture represents the town of Yellow Springs, Ohio, which is populated by educational institutions, writers, artists, educators, etc. IAS files contain related article from Dayton Daily News, Feb. 16, 1992 and May 5, 1993; and copies of the artist's statement and sculpture celebration program. Reed Viemeister served as design consultant.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994.
    Hudson, Jon Barlow, 1993, 2010.
    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 OH000663
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