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    		• Hausmann, Al,
     
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    		• Parker, Cordray,
     
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    		• Animal -- Horse
     
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    		• Figure female -- Child
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• State of Being -- Emotion
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Brentwood
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Friends, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hausmann, Al, 1932- , sculptor.
    Parker, Cordray, caster.
    Title: 
    Friends, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1987.; Cast Aug. 1987.; Installed March 14, 1988.; Dedicated April 9, 1988.
    Medium: 
    Lost wax cast bronze on cast bronze base.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: overall approx. 44 x 50 x 35 in.; Horse: approx. 39 x 24 x 41 in.; Girl: approx. 45 x 17 x 23 in.; Bird: approx. 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 9 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 52 x 38 in. (500 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (On base, under the right foreleg and head of the foal:) Al Hausmann/'87 signed
    Description: 
    A grouping of a foal, a young girl and a bird. The girl holds oats or seeds in her hands which she holds under the horse's head. The bird is on the ground at their feet eating the seeds that they drop. The girl wears a sleeveless, knee-length dress, lace-up shoes and anklet socks. The group is positioned on a flat plinth, flush with the ground.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Horse
    Figure female -- Child -- Full length
    Animal -- Bird
    State of Being -- Emotion -- Friendship
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Brentwood
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Maryland Farms, 5101 Maryland Way, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
    Located Maryland Farms, Harpeth on the Green, Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
    Remarks: 
    The piece was sculpted by Al Hausmann and cast at the studio-foundry of Alabama artist, Cordray Parker, who put the final touches on it. It was commissioned by Kenneth R. Larish, general manager and partner at Maryland Farms. IAS files contain related articles from Brentwood Journal (Brentwood, TN), 1988; Tennessean (March 18, 1988), pg. F5; Flo-Ala, University of North Alabama (Florence, AL), April 28, 1988, pg. 3; Times Daily (Florence, AL), April 17, 1988; and a letter from the artist which discusses the role of Cordray Parker in casting and finishing the piece.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
    Times Daily (Florence, AL), April 17, 1988, pg. 4E.
    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 TN000097
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