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Stevens, Dave,
Block, Jim,
Jones, Nick,
Literature -- Character
Literature -- Baum
Landscape -- Road
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Leavenworth
Sculpture
Tin Man (Character from The Wizard of Oz), (sculpture).
Artist:
Stevens, Dave, sculptor.
Block, Jim, fabricator.
Jones, Nick, assistant.
Title:
Tin Man (Character from The Wizard of Oz), (sculpture).
Dates:
Autumn 1993. Dedicated June 17, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: stainless steel (?); Base: concrete and stone.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 6 ft. x Diam. 33 in.; Base: approx. 18 in. x 11 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
The Tin Man stands with his arms partially outstretched and his proper left foot resting on a steel stump. He stands atop a stretch of the Yellow Brick Road inlaid with stones resembling flowers. Embedded in the base are two oil cans.
Subject:
Literature -- Character -- Tin Man
Literature -- Baum -- Wizard of Oz
Landscape -- Road
Object -- Other -- Container
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Leavenworth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Heartland Food Services, 10983 Granada Lane, Suite 106, Overland Park, Kansas 66211
Located Wendy's Restaurant, 4th & Limit Street, Leavenworth, Kansas
Remarks:
Commissioned by Ed Lapin, owner of the local Wendy's franchise. Dave Stevens designed and executed original figure. Jim Block designed and built the base and molded the hands after the original chain-mail hands were stolen. Nick Jones helped with the construction.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Leavenworth Times (Autumn 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 KS000240
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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