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Flanagan, Barry,
A & A Fine Art Foundry,
Animal -- Rabbit
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Overland Park
Sculpture
Hare and Bell, (sculpture).
Artist:
Flanagan, Barry, 1941-2009, sculptor.
A & A Fine Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Hare and Bell, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Installed Oct. 20, 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 138 x 108 x 72 in.; Base: approx. 68 x 67 x 67 in.
Inscription:
(On back left upper surface of base:) A & A Fine Arts Foundry, Ltd. (artist's monogram) (edition number) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A rabbit with legs fully extended takes a gigantic leap over the top of a bell. The belly of the rabbit gently touches the bell's dome. The sculpture is set upon a triangular-shaped base.
Subject:
Animal -- Rabbit
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Overland Park
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Johnson County Community College, Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, 12345 College Boulevard, Overland Park, Kansas 66210
Located Johnson County Community College, Office and Classroom Building (OCB) Courtyard, Overland Park, Kansas
Remarks:
The sculpture is cast number two of an edition of five. The sculpture is part of the Oppenheimer-Stein Sculpture Collection at Johnson County Community College. Funding was provided by Tony and Marti Oppenheimer of Leawood and the Jules and Doris Stein Foundation in Los Angeles. IAS files contain a press release from Johnson County Community College, Oct. 18, 1995; and related articles from the Kansas City Star, May 5, 1995, pg. E-1 and E-3, and Sun Newspapers, May 5, 1995. IAS image files include a black and white photo from the college files showing the sculpture in an unknown location before it was purchased by the college.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1995.
"Oppenheimer Collection," Overland Park, KS: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, 2012, pg. 112.
Illustration:
Image on file.
"Oppenheimer Collection," Overland Park, KS: Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, 2012, pg. 113.
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 KS000627
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