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Phipps, Judy,
Portrait female -- Garrison, Sue
Portrait male -- Thomson, Dillon
Portrait female -- Thomson, Tate
Object -- Written Matter
Recreation -- Leisure
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Lacey
Sculpture
Sharing, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Phipps, Judy, sculptor.
Title:
Sharing, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1993. Copyrighted 1993. Dedicated Oct. 30, 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Base: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 49 1/2 x 76 x 30 1/2 in.
Inscription:
Phipps Michelson 1/10 1993 (Titles on books:) The Best of George & Rae, by S. Garrison/Herbs/Soderland/The Secret Garden/Fairy Tales (Open book:) D. Thomas Sister Tate signed
Description:
Full-length portraits in bronze of the artist's mother and grandson. Both are seated on a bench. The female figure is to the proper left of the child. She wears a cardigan sweater, blouse, skirt and pumps. Her legs are crossed at the ankles. On her lap she holds a stack of three books with her proper left hand. The young boy sits in front of her to the proper right, his legs straight out in front of him on the bench. He wears a baseball cap, shirt, trousers and shoes. He holds an open book in both hands propped on his legs. A drawing of a young girl, the artist's granddaughter, appears on the book the boy holds.
Subject:
Portrait female
--
Garrison, Sue
--
Elderly
Portrait male
--
Thomson, Dillon
--
Child
Portrait female
--
Thomson, Tate
--
Child
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Recreation
--
Leisure
--
Reading
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Washington
--
Lacey
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Lacey
, Public Affairs and Community Relations, 420 College Street S.E.,
Lacey
,
Washington
98503
Located
Lacey
Timberland Library, College & 6th,
Lacey
,
Washington
Remarks:
Cost of the
sculpture
was $36,000; including a $2,000 grant from the Patrons of South Sound Cultural Activities, $1,000 from TCI Cablevision, $15,000 from the City of
Lacey
and donations from the public. "The
sculpture
's image was chosen to thank the elderly and the children who played a big part in helping to raise more than $500,000 for construction of the library." IAS files contain copies of related materials including an article from The Olympian, Oct. 27, 1993; the Dedication ceremony program; and "
Lacey
Life, City of
Lacey
Newsletter", Nov. 1993, pg. 2.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Washington
survey, 1994.
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 WA000311
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