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Johnson, J. Seward, Jr.,
Figure male -- Child
Object -- Foodstuff
Object -- Written Matter
Recreation -- Leisure
Recreation -- Leisure
Literature -- Rulfo
Ethnic -- Mexican
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Sunnyvale
Sculpture
Out to Lunch, (sculpture).
Artist:
Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor.
Title:
Out to Lunch, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1981. Installed 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: wood.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 38 x 24 x 35 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 60 x 17 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base:) OUT TO LUNCH/BY J. SEWARD JOHNSON JR./Purchased by the City of Sunnyvale/1985 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Full-length, life-size figure of a boy. He sits on a low wooden bench; his legs bent out in front of him. He holds a
sandwich
in his proper right hand and an open book in his proper left hand. The book is "Pedro Paramo" by Juan Rulfo. He wears a short-sleeved shirt, corduroy pants and laced shoes.
Subject:
Figure male
--
Child
--
Full length
Object
--
Foodstuff
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Sandwich
Object
--
Written Matter
--
Book
Recreation
--
Leisure
--
Eating & Drinking
Recreation
--
Leisure
--
Reading
Literature
--
Rulfo
--
Pedro Paramo
Ethnic
--
Mexican
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
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California
--
Sunnyvale
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Sunnyvale, Cultural Arts Division, P. O. Box 3707, Sunnyvale, California 94088
Located Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 West Olive Avenue, Sunnyvale, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was purchased by the city in 1985. Cost of the sculpture was $25,000. IAS files contain copy of related article from San Jose Mercury News, July 20, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
San Jose Mercury News, July 20, 1986.
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 CA002072
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA002072
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