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Crack the Whip, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor. Title:  Crack the Whip, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 53 in. x 18 ft. 7 in. x 14 ft. 11 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A group of seven children engage in a game of "crack the whip." The group originally included eight children, with the original leader, a boy, now missing. They hold hands and run in a semicircle, with some leaning forward and others arched backwards counterbalancing them. A girl on one end appears to falling, and another girl in the middle has lost her sandal. Of the original eight children, two were African-American, one Native-American, and one Asian. The sculpture is set directly on the ground. Subject:  Children Recreation -- Sport & Play Ethnic -- African American Ethnic -- Indian Ethnic -- Asian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Flint Sculpture Owner:  Sunset Hills Association, River Rest Cemeteries, G-4413 Flushing Road, Flint, Michigan 48504 Remarks:  Sculpture cost $85,000 and was donated by an anonymous Flint area resident with family members buried in the cemetery. Nearby plaque reads: "Crack The Whip" By J. Seward Johnson JR./Sited by sculpture placement Washington D.C. IAS files contain a related article from The Flint Journal, July 3, 1983, pg. C3, which contains a picture of the sculpture with the original eight children. IAS files also contain a related article from The Flint Journal, Oct. 5, 1992, pg. C3. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. The Flint Journal, July 3, 1983, Pg. C3. 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 MI000282   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000282 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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