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    		• Benedict, Dexter Noel,
     
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    		• Macon, Robert,
     
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    		• Fantasy -- Winged Being
     
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    		• Figure male -- Knee length
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Messenger, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Benedict, Dexter Noel, 1944- , sculptor.
    Macon, Robert, architect.
    Title: 
    Messenger, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1988.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze; Base: fieldstone set in cement.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 9 ft. 2 in. x 29 in. x 46 in.; Base: approx. H. 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On projecting plinth:) BENEDICT 1988 signed
    Description: 
    A semi-draped, male figure melds into a round pillar at the knees. The figure is faceless and an extended feathered wing replaces the proper right arm. The proper left arm is partially extended backwards with the fingers flared and pointing downwards. The sculpture rests on a pile of stones and is surrounded by a low, semicircular wall.
    Subject: 
    Fantasy -- Winged Being
    Figure male -- Knee length
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Corporate Woods Association, 120 Corporate Woods, Rochester, New York 14623
    Located Corporate Woods Association, In front of Building #120, Rochester, New York 14623
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by Stephen Natapow, developer of Corporate Woods. Plaque on brick wall behind statue reads: "THE MESSENGER"/DEXTER BENEDICT/NOV. 1988. On Lobby wall, inside Building #120, is another plaque and framed newsclipping pertaining to the sculpture.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York 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 NY000222
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