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Beyer, Richard,
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Auburn
Sculpture
Children Playing Train at the Switch, (sculpture).
Artist:
Beyer, Richard, 1925-2012, sculptor.
Title:
Children Playing Train at the Switch, (sculpture).
Dates:
1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze and steel, partially painted; Base: concrete and metal.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 4 x 15 ft.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. x D. 17 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Five children, playing on a train track, stand in single file with arms placed in front of them and out to their sides. At the rear of the sculpture is a sign for the railway switch.
Subject:
Children
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Games
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Washington
--
Auburn
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by
City
of
Auburn
,
Arts
Commission
, 25 West Main Street,
City
Hall,
Auburn
,
Washington
98001
Coadministered by
City
of
Auburn
, Parks Division, 25 West Main Street,
City
Hall,
Auburn
,
Washington
98001
Located
City
Hall, 25 West Main Street,
Auburn
,
Washington
Remarks:
Nearby plaque reads: "Children Playing Train at the Switch"/by/Richard Beyer/1991/Commissioned in Honor/of the/
City
of
Auburn
's Centennial/1891 - 1991/
City
of
Auburn
Arts
Commission
.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Washington
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 WA000163
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000163
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