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Booher, Kevin,
Nelson, Jim,
Homage -- Nelson, Kellie
Literature -- Character
State of Being -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Fort Thomas
Sculpture
Kellie's Unicorn, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Booher, Kevin, sculptor.
Nelson, Jim, welder.
Title:
Kellie's Unicorn, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Autumn 1978. Dedicated Dec. 1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cement over frame of reinforced metal rods.
Dimensions:
Approx. 8 ft. x 7 1/2 ft. x 46 in. (3,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A pregnant unicorn with its proper right front hoof lifted.
Subject:
Homage
--
Nelson, Kellie
Literature
--
Character
--
Unicorn
State of Being
--
Other
--
Pregnant
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Kentucky
--
Fort
Thomas
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Campbell County Public Library System, 3920 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring,
Kentucky
41076
Located
Fort
Thomas
Library, 155 North
Fort
Thomas
Avenue,
Fort
Thomas
,
Kentucky
Remarks:
Created by Kevin Booher and twelve of his students from a 3-dimensional design class at Northern
Kentucky
University. Jim Nelson welded the frame;
sculpture
is named after his daughter, Kellie, who was killed in a car accident the day after the welding was finished. Displayed near the entrance on the 3rd floor of the Fine Arts Building of Northern
Kentucky
University prior to installation at the current site. IAS files contain related information from: The Northerner (Northern
Kentucky
University, KY), March 9, 1979; The
Kentucky
Post (Covington, KY), May 28, 1993, pg. 2K;
Fort
Thomas
Living 3 (July 1, 1979): pg. 5.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Kentucky
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The
Kentucky
Post (Covington, KY), May 28, 1993, pg. 2K.
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 KY000147
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