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Rodriguez, Dionicio,
Architecture -- Domestic
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- North Little Rock
Bench
Folk
Sculpture
(Hollow Tree House), (sculpture).
Artist:
Rodriguez, Dionicio, 1891/93-1955, sculptor.
Title:
(Hollow Tree House), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1933. Dedicated 1933.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Colored (?) cement over reinforced concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 144 in. x Diam. 160 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A hollow "tree trunk" house, with a large "entrance" on the south side, and several perforations representing the nubs of branches. The north side has several "root" forms at the base. The interior is finished like the cambrium layer of bark and has a bench form along the length of the east and west walls. The sculpture is constructed of reinforced cement and finished with a veneer of neat cement that has been sculpted in the "faux bois" tradition to represent the texture of tree bark.
Subject:
Architecture -- Domestic -- House
Landscape -- Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- North Little Rock
Bench
Folk
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lakewood Property Association, 4500 Lakeshore Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72216
Located Lakewood Park, North entrance, west side, 100 yards south of entrance, opposite 4606 Lakewood Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Remarks:
The sculpture was created around 1933. The artist was hired by Lakewood Park's developer, Justin Matthews of the Justin Matthews Company, to execute the sculpture. IAS files contain the 1986 nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places for the artist's Arkansas sculptures, which includes this sculpture. IAS files contain historical images taken following the dedication in 1933.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.
Crawford, Sybil F., 1999.
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 AR000223
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000223
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