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Sculptipus, (sculpture). Artist:  Eaves, Winslow, 1922-2003, sculptor. Title:  Sculptipus, (sculpture). Dates:  1976-1977. Relocated ca. 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: weathered tree trunk and roots, chain saw carved, and chiseled; Base: granite boulders. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract sculpture of a fantastic aquatic animal. Subject:  Abstract Fantasy -- Animal -- Fish Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Grantham Sculpture Owner:  Grantham Village School, Springfield Road, P. O. Box 287, Playground, Grantham, New Hampshire 03753 Remarks:  The tree used for the sculpture was felled in a 1938 hurricane and found by the sculptor on his property in Potter Place. He brought the trunk to Grantham, where the school children helped with the creation of the sculpture. Winslow Eaves did the chain saw work and the students assisted with the chiseling. The sculpture was originally located at the old Grantham Village School on Dunbar Hill Road and was moved to its present location after the new school was built in 1982. The sculptor participated in the Artists-in-the-Schools Program, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and managed by the New Hampshire Commission on the Arts. IAS files contain detailed dimensions. IAS files contain a copy of an excerpt from David Ruell's typescript, "The Public Sculpture of New Hampshire," Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1980, pg. 290-296. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire 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 NH000033   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000033 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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