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Salerno, Gino,
Figure female -- Full length
Occupation -- Domestic
Occupation -- Other
Object -- Flower
Emblem
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Project Beauty
Volunteer
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Salerno, Gino, 1962- , sculptor.
Title:
Project Beauty
Volunteer
, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993. Dedicated April 21, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: wood, painted; Base: wood and cement.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 42 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 in.
Inscription:
(Inscription on upper front of figure's sweatshirt) unsigned
Description:
A replica of a Project Beauty
Volunteer
wearing a pink, long-sleeved sweatshirt with the Project Beauty insignia on the front, standing tending the plantings before her. Her hair is parted down the middle and she carries a large basket of flowers.
Subject:
Figure female
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Domestic
--
Gardening
Occupation
--
Other
--
Volunteer
Object
--
Flower
Emblem
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Kansas
--
Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202
Located 350 West Douglas, median strip, Wichita, Kansas
Remarks:
Donated by Peg and Bob Walters. Commissioned by Project Beauty to draw attention to the organization's efforts to promote the beautification of Wichita and its environs. IAS files contain a related article from the Wichita, Sedgwick County Arts & Humanities News Letter (April 1994): pg. 19. IAS files also contain a related article from the Project Beauty News Letter (May 1994), which discusses the dedication.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 77.
Illustration:
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 77.
Image on file.
Wichita, Sedgwick County Arts & Humanities News Letter (April 1994): pg. 19.
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 KS000337
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KS000337
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