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    		• Powell, Diane,
     
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    		• Children
     
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    		• Recreation -- Leisure
     
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    		• Animal -- Dog
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Welsh
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Granville
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Once upon a Time, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Powell, Diane, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Once upon a Time, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated June 12, 1983.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: patinated bronze; Base: sandstone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 44 x 36 x 33 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 58 x 28 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On bottom right page of book:) POWELL/ONCE/UPON/A/TIME (On page of book in design of a ship:) DOROTHY (On spine of book:) PRINE & MANN signed
    Description: 
    A seated boy and girl read a book together. Inscriptions on the book include the artist's signature, a sailing ship named Dorothy, and two names, Prine and Mann, on the spine. A Welsh Corgi sits behind the children. The dog represents Granville's Welsh heritage.
    Subject: 
    Children
    Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
    Animal -- Dog -- Welsh Corgi
    Ethnic -- Welsh
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Granville
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Granville Public Library, Library Board, 211 East Broadway, Granville, Ohio 43023
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was funded by Committee 75, a group of community donors, the Granville Public Library Board and the Ohio Arts Council. A commemorative plaque inside the library lists donors' names. The names on the spine represent Calvin Prine and Richard Mann, co-chairs of the Committee. The ship the "Dorothy," is named after Mr. Mann's wife. The base is constructed of sandstone from an Opera House which once stood in town. The stone was quarried in Granville. IAS files include the artist's statement and a commemorative bookmark from the library.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1993.
    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 OH000364
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