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Cardozier, Nancy Fyfe,
Hall, Michael,
Michael Hall's Studio Foundry,
Figure group -- Family
Recreation -- Leisure
Recreation -- Leisure
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Covington
Sculpture
Story Time, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cardozier, Nancy Fyfe, sculptor.
Hall, Michael, caster.
Michael Hall's Studio Foundry, founder.
Title:
Story Time, (sculpture).
Dates:
Nov. 30, 1986. Cast April 1987. Dedicated May 20, 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze on a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 22 1/2 x 16 x 15 in.; Base: approx. H. 14 in. Diam. 22 in.
Inscription:
(On right back of plinth:) N. FYFE CARDOZIER (On 2 in. x 6 in. brass plate on front of base:) STORY TIME/GIVEN IN LOVING MEMORY OF/GRACEY McNEELY FYFE/1898-1983 signed
Description:
A seated woman reading to a small boy who stands by her proper right side, leaning up against her. Both the mother and son look at an open book which is suspended slightly over her lap, held by the mother's proper left hand and the sons's proper right hand. The mother wears a floor-length dress or nightgown while the son wears pajamas. The sculpture rests on a cylindrical concrete base.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family -- Mother & Child
Recreation -- Leisure -- Storytelling
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Covington
Sculpture
Owner:
Tipton County Public Library, 300 Church Avenue West, Back courtyard, Covington, Tennessee 38019
Provenance:
Gift of Cardozier, V. Ray & Nancy Fyfe, Austin, Texas
Remarks:
This piece was sculpted by Nancy Fyfe Cardozier and cast by Michael Hall of Michael Hall's Studio Foundry.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Covington Leader (Covington, TN), May 27, 1987, pg. A3.
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 TN000236
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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