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Jackie Gleason - Performer, (sculpture). Artist:  Stiles, Richard, d. 2008, sculptor. Scott, Jan, architect. American Fine Arts Foundry, founder. Title:  Jackie Gleason - Performer, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Copyrighted 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with patina; Pedestal: cast stone and brass. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 35 x 29 1/4 x 11 in.; Pedestal: approx. 42 x 15 x 15 in. Inscription:  (On proper right side of circular base:) (Circled 1) Stiles (On proper left side of circular base:) ATAS (copyright symbol) 1992 (On brass plate on front of pedestal, raised lettering:) Jackie Gleason/Performer signed Description:  Portrait of television performer and comedian Jackie Gleason as character Ralph Kramden from "The Honeymooners." He stands in one of his signature poses, executed when saying "and away we go." Gleason balances on his proper right foot with his proper left leg in the air, knee bent and foot at a perpendicular angle. His proper right elbow is held high, slightly above the shoulder, with his forearm hanging in a vertical position. His proper left arm is stretched out to his side, continuing the strong diagonal from high to low begun by his proper right elbow. Gleason is dressed in a bus driver's uniform which includes a zippered jacket, shirt, tie, trousers and beat-up laced shoes. The jacket is covered with tiny bumps and cross-hatch patterns. The sculpture has a brown patina. The sculpture is mounted on a short circular base on a square brass plate centered atop a rectangular, off-white stone pedestal. Subject:  Portrait male -- Gleason, Jackie -- Full length Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer Performing Arts -- Other -- Comedian Occupation -- Transportation -- Chauffeur Dress -- Uniform Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- North Hollywood Sculpture Owner:  Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy Ventures, 5200 Lankersheim Boulevard, Hall of Fame Plaza, North Hollywood, California 91601 Remarks:  Sculpture was commissioned to commemorate Jackie Gleason's induction into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 1986. Gleason was star of "The Jackie Gleason Show" and "The Honeymooners," in which he played brash, loud-mouthed bus driver Ralph Kramden. Jan Scott designed the pedestal. The sculpture is cleaned every three months. IAS files contain related articles from the Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1993, Sect. F, Art; and Hollywood Variety, Aug. 18, 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Los Angeles Times, May 7, 1993, Sect. F, Art. 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 CA001411   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001411 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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