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    		• Neuhardt-Minor, Catherine,
     
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    		• McDonald, Frank, Jr.,
     
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    		• Garner, William,
     
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    		• Ward, Bobby,
     
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    		• Object -- Furniture
     
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    		• Decorative arts
     
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    		• Medallion
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Faux Rococo Couch, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Neuhardt-Minor, Catherine, sculptor.
    McDonald, Frank, Jr., architect.
    Garner, William, fabricator.
    Ward, Bobby, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Faux Rococo Couch, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Brick Couch, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    April 7, 1993. Dedicated May 1, 1993.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Brick and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 5 x 8 x 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on back center:) BRICK COUCH ARTIST CATHERINE NEUHARDT/Sponsored By/MASONRY ASSN. OF CHATTANOOGA/In Cooperation with/ASSOCIATION FOR VISUAL ARTS/AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS/In Memory of/ROBERT CLOUD SEALS, ARCHITECT/Brick Materials/GENERAL SHALE BRICK signed
    Description: 
    A masonry work in the shape of a sofa, constructed of two different colors of brick, and four cast concrete elements; at the front end of each arm of the sofa is a medallion, and at each lower front end of the sofa is a "foot."
    Subject: 
    Object -- Furniture -- Couch
    Object Type: 
    Decorative arts
    Medallion
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Chattanooga, Public Works, City Hall, Suite 210, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
    Located Broad Street, in front of Hamilton County Board of Education Building, Chattanooga, Tennessee
    Remarks: 
    This sculpture was a winner of a regional masonry competition among members of the Association for Visual Artists, members of the American Institute of Architects, and students of art and architecture at the University of Tennessee. IAS files contain copy of article from Chattanooga News-Free Press, April 7, 1993, pg. D1, D3, which discusses the masonry competition and the construction of the winning designs; the photographs included in the article depict the construction of the winning designs, as well as the finished sculptures.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1993.
    Chattanooga News-Free Press, April 7, 1993, pg. D1, D3.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Chattanooga News-Free Press, April 7, 1993, pg. D1, D3.
    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 TN000450
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