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    		• Beeker, William,
     
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    		• Figure female -- Child
     
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    		• Object -- Written Matter
     
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    		• Recreation -- Leisure
     
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    		• Homage -- Ring, Shirley
     
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    		• Occupation -- Education
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Joy of Learning, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Beeker, William, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Joy of Learning, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Shirley Ring Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated 1979.
    Medium: 
    Bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 3 x 2 x 2 ft.
    Description: 
    A girl is seated with her legs under her in an L-shape. She holds an open book at chest level and is looking up.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Child
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
    Homage -- Ring, Shirley
    Occupation -- Education -- Principal
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    White Plains Public Library, Children's Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, New York 10601
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is a memorial to Shirley Ring, former principal of Battle Hill School. It was originally installed in a small enclosed garden in the library. At the time of the SOS! survey in 1994-1995, the sculpture was located in the children's section of the library.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
    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 NY001304
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