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Lo Medico, Thomas Gaetano,
Sheidow Bronze Corporation,
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Relief
Sculpture
Children at Play, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lo Medico, Thomas Gaetano, 1904-1985, sculptor.
Sheidow
Bronze Corporation,
founder
.
Title:
Children at Play, (sculpture).
Dates:
1966-1967. Installed Feb. 5, 1967.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cast aluminum.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 11 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(Lower right:) T. Lo Medico signed
Description:
The relief depicts five children playing sports. A girl bounces a ball, three boys play basketball, and a boy prepares to throw a baseball.
Subject:
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Basketball
Object Type:
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Board of Education, Public Art for Public Schools, 28-11 Queens Plaza North - Room 513, Long Island City, New York 11101
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $7,500. Preliminary approval was given June 13, 1966. Final approval was given Feb. 14, 1967. IAS files contain Art Commission approval resolution (June 23, 1966), correspondence from the artist (Dec. 1966), and an article from World Journal Tribune (New York), Feb. 1, 1967.
References:
Lo Medico, Leonora, 1992.
Board of Education, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
World Journal Tribune (New York), Feb. 1, 1967.
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 9D500002
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Inventory of American Sculpture
9D500002
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