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Buccaneer, (sculpture). Artist:  Carey, George, sculptor. Title:  Buccaneer, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sheet steel and brass. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 13 ft. (3,000 lbs.). Description:  A cocky buccaneer stands with feet apart and his hands on his hips. He wears a wide-brimmed hat flipped up on one side and decorated with plumes. He has a bearded face, an eye patch, and sports brass earrings. His long coat with brass buttons flies open, revealing a ruffled shirt and a bright brass belt buckle. Into the belt on one side is stuffed a pistol, on the other hangs a wicked cutlass. A heavy chain rests on top of the base and encircles the buccaneer's feet. The sculpture stands on a low square base. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Crime -- Pirate Dress -- Accessory -- Jewelry Dress -- Accessory -- Belt Object -- Weapon -- Sword Object -- Weapon -- Gun Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Key West Sculpture Owner:  Horace O'Bryant Junior High School, 1105 Leon Street, Key West, Florida 33040 Remarks:  The sculpture was created by the artist and his students in welding classes at Key West High School, where he began teaching in 1985. IAS files contain an article from Solaris Hill (Feb. 1988): pg. 3-4. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1995. 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 FL000797   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000797 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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