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Wright Brothers' Bench, (sculpture). Artist:  Black, David Evans, 1928- , sculptor. Title:  Wright Brothers' Bench, (sculpture). Dates:  1996-1997. Copyrighted 1995. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 22 in. x 5 ft. x 15 in. Inscription:  (On bench, seat edge front:) Dedicated to the immortal spirit of Daytonians Orville & Wilbur Wright. (On bench, seat edge back:) Whose Gift of powered flight lifted our world forever skyward. (On railing under seat:) This bench commemorates the 1996 Regional Bicentennial. Commissioned by CD'96/Funded by the Montgomery County Regional Arts and Cultural District. unsigned Description:  A bench with two bowler hats of the style worn by the Wright brothers. The bench has a golden brown patina and the hats are a dark grey, almost black. Subject:  History -- United States -- Aviation Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Object -- Furniture -- Chair Homage -- Wright, Oliver Homage -- Wright, Wilbur Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton Bench Sculpture Owner:  Administered by The 2003 Fund Committee, 1152 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45407 Located Main Street, between 4th & 5th, Dayton, Ohio Remarks:  The sculpture is one of nine benches placed at sites around Dayton, and based on a bench that appeared in photographs of the Wright brother's first flight. It is placed across from the artist's larger "Flyover" sculpture (IAS record 74900001). The first bench was dedicated July 4, 1996. The other benches can be found at Carillon Historical Park, Dave Hall Plaza, Dayton International Airport, Engineers Club of Dayton; Medal of Honor Park at Wright Patterson Airforce Museum; the U.S. Airforce Museum; Woodland Cemetery; Wright Brothers Airport; and Wright State University. Each location has a relationship to the Wright Brothers. References:  The Sculpture Center, 1999. Illustration:  Image on file. Dayton Daily News, July 5, 1996. 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 74900002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74900002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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