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Johnson, J. Seward, Jr.,
Johnson Atelier,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Other
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Taxi, (sculpture).
Artist:
Johnson,
J
. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor.
Johnson Atelier, founder.
Title:
Taxi, (sculpture).
Dates:
1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 68 1/2 x 36 x 54 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A man in a business suit, with a raincoat and briefcase under his proper left arm, raises the other arm to hail a taxi.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Dress -- Accessory -- Handbag
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
New
York
--
New
York
Sculpture
Owner:
J
.P.
Morgan
Chase
, Park Avenue at East 47th Street,
New
York
,
New
York
Provenance:
Formerly administered by Chemical Bank, Fine Art and Furniture, 633 3rd Avenue, eighth floor,
New
York
,
New
York
10017
Formerly located Chemical Bank, Park Avenue at 48th Street,
New
York
,
New
York
Remarks:
Inscription on small plaque embedded in the sidewalk in front of thesculpture reads: "TAXI"/BY
J
. SEWARD JOHNSON, JR./COMMISSIONED BY THE CHEMICAL BANK/1983. When Chemical Bank merged with
Chase
and
J
.
P
.
Morgan
, the sculpture was relocated to the front of
J
.P.
Morgan
Chase
.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture,"
New
York
: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 124.
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
New
York
,
New
York
survey, 1993.
Durante, Dianne L., "Forgotten Delights: The Producers," Ne, g. 15w
York
, 2003, pg. 155-158.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture,"
New
York
: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 124.
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 87870113
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