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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Wallace, Elizabeth Stanley,     Schlaebitz, William,     Clark-Enerson Architectural Firm,     Western Sculpture,     Figure male -- Full length     Abstract     Object -- Furniture     Bench     Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln     Sculpture

The Watchful Citizen, (sculpture). Artist:  Wallace, Elizabeth Stanley, sculptor. Schlaebitz, William, sculptor. Clark-Enerson Architectural Firm, architectural firm. Western Sculpture, founder. Title:  The Watchful Citizen, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Copyrighted 1994. Dedicated March 16, 1994. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 6 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft.; Foundation: approx. W. 7 ft. x D. 7 ft. (700 lbs.). Inscription:  E.S. Wallace (On side of bench:) The Watchful Citizen/E.S. Wallace/(copyright symbol) 1993 signed Description:  Large, abstract man sitting on the proper right side of a bench. The figure melds into the bench so that the man and the bench look as though they have become one piece. The man's proper left arm rests across the top of the bench and his proper right arm becomes part of the proper right side of the bench leaving no hand. The man's legs are in front of him with the shoes almost touching. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Abstract Object -- Furniture -- Bench Object Type:  Bench Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lincoln, Mayor's Office of Urban Development, City-County Building, 9th and K Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 Located Lincoln Station, 7th & Q Streets, South side of Old Depot, Lincoln, Nebraska Remarks:  A small bronze version of "The Watchful Citizen" was made by the artist in 1988. Rebecca Copple, a student of Wallace's, presented the idea of enlarging the piece as an outdoor sculpture to city officials and art committees. The sculpture was one of the first art pieces installed downtown as part of the public arts project of the Lincoln Arts Council. The molds for the sculpture were made at Raelee Frazier's Highland Studio with the casting at the Western Foundry, both in Denver. The sculpture was donated to the City of Lincoln as a gift from the artist. No city funds were used for the piece. IAS files include copy of the dedication booklet, and related articles from Lincoln Star (NE), Sept. 7, 1993; Lincoln Journal (NE), Dec. 21, 1993). The title of the sculpture is derived from an inscription over the main entrance to the Nebraska State Capitol Building, which states "The Salvation of the State is the Watchfulness of the Citizen." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. 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 NE000021   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000021 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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