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The World of Stories, (sculpture). Artist:  Olstowski, Francis, d. 1968, sculptor. Title:  The World of Stories, (sculpture). Dates:  1962. Dedicated Oct. 2, 1962. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete with a plaster coating. Dimensions:  Approx. 48 x 48 x 3 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A bas-relief plaque, affixed on an outside wall of the library, depicting a central figure of a child surrounded by characters from various works of literature, including Humpty Dumpty, Pinocchio, the Tortoise and Hare, and a cow jumping over the moon. Subject:  Figure -- Child -- Full length Literature -- Character -- Humpty Dumpty Literature -- Character -- Pinocchio Literature -- Aesop -- Tortoise and Hare Animal -- Cattle Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle Animal -- Rabbit Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Corpus Christi Relief Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Corpus Christi, Library, 805 Comanche Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Located Parkdale Branch Library, 4444 Gollihar, Corpus Christi, Texas Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: THE WORLD OF STORIES/BY/FRANK/OLSTOWSKI/IN MEMORY OF/DUDLEY BRYAN FOY III. For a related article See: Corpus Christi Caller, Feb. 3, 1962. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000436   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000436 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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