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(Child Reading Wizard of Oz), (sculpture). Artist:  Loomis, Janice, sculptor. Title:  (Child Reading Wizard of Oz), (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Copyrighted 1988. Dedicated Oct. 6, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 27 x 43 x 3 in. Inscription:  (Lower right corner:) (copyright symbol) JLoomis/88 signed Description:  A bas-relief of a young child sitting on the ground and reading a book held in its hands. Appearing to walk towards the child along a curving brick road are characters from the "Wizard of Oz," including Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion. In the upper left corner as if flying in the air is the Wicked Witch of the West on a broomstick, and in the upper right corner is a tornado. In the background are a balloon and the Emerald City. In the foreground is a field of poppies. Subject:  Figure -- Child -- Full length Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading Literature -- Baum -- Wizard of Oz Literature -- Character -- Dorothy Literature -- Character -- Toto Literature -- Character -- Scarecrow Literature -- Character -- Tin Man Literature -- Character -- Cowardly Lion Literature -- Character -- Wicked Witch of the West Object -- Written Matter -- Book Landscape -- Imaginary Disaster -- Storm -- Tornado Object -- Flower -- Poppy Architecture -- Vehicle -- Balloon Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Enfield Sculpture Owner:  Enfield Central Library, 104 Middle Road, Rear entrance, Enfield, Connecticut 06082 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. Gift of the artist to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Enfield Library. IAS files contain related article from The Hartford Courant, Oct. 7, 1988. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000171   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000171 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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