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Swearer, Nicholas,
Animal -- Bear
Homage -- Swearer, Howard R.
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Swearer
,
Nicholas
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 12, 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 5 in. x 1 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 1 in. x 9 ft. 9 in. x 4 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) N.
Swearer
(Incised on top of base:) IN HONOR OF/PRESIDENT/HOWARD R.
SWEARER
/FOR/DEDICATION AND LEADERSHIP/1977-1988/GIVEN BY THE CLASS OF 1949 NOV. 12, 1988 signed
Description:
Walking figure of a smiling bear. He is upright with his front arms swinging at his sides.
Subject:
Animal -- Bear
Homage --
Swearer
, Howard R.
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Rhode Island -- Providence
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Brown University, Alumni Center, Prospect Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02906
Located Brown University, Maddock Alumni Center, 38 Brown Street, Providence, Rhode Island
Remarks:
Gift of the Brown University class of 1949 in memory of Howard R.
Swearer
, president of Brown University from 1977-1988. The artist is President
Swearer
's son. The bear is Brown's mascot.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Rhode Island 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 RI000038
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
RI000038
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