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    		• Govedare, David,
     
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    		• KOP Construction Company,
     
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    		• S & F Construction Company,
     
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    		• Metallic Arts,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Recreation -- Sport & Play
     
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    		• State of Being -- Disabled
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Spokane
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Joy of Running Together, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Govedare, David, 1950- , sculptor.
    KOP Construction Company, contractor.
    S & F Construction Company, contractor.
    Metallic Arts, founder.
    Title: 
    The Joy of Running Together, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Runners, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1983 or 1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: reinforced concrete, asphalt.
    Dimensions: 
    40 figures. Overall installation approx. 6 x 62 x 263 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On leg of each figure, in script:) Govedare 85 (At the base of many of the figures is a plaque with name of contributor) signed
    Description: 
    Forty abstract full-length figures of runners in a race. The figures include men, women, children and wheel-chair participants. The figures are set in a concrete and asphalt base placed around the corner of a park.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Figure group
    Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Track & Field
    State of Being -- Disabled
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Spokane
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Spokane, Department of Parks and Recreation, North 507 Howard Street, Spokane, Washington 99201
    Located Riverfront Park, Post Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard, Spokane, Washington
    Remarks: 
    Nearby plaque: " 'The Joy of Running Together' by David Govedare 1985. A gift to the city of Spokane by individuals and businesses in friendship with the Lilac Bloomsday Association. In honor of the Bloomsday Run, this sculpture represents people of all ages and nationalities, creating a positive symbol by acknowledging the larger spirit of our community and the world. David Govedare." Each figure cost $1,500. IAS files contain transcription of contributors names listed on the individual bases, and copy of article from Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA) May 2, 1985. City of Spokane checklist lists execution date of 1983; SOS! survey reports gives 1985 as execution and installation date.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994.
    City of Spokane, 1990.
    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 65900002
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