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Quigley, Jim, Rev.,
Homage -- Van Meter, Ferris
Object -- Furniture
Object -- Written Matter
Literature -- Baum
Literature -- Silverstein
Literature -- Dahl
Literature -- Van Allsburg
Literature -- Piper
Literature -- Brown
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Bowling Green
Sculpture
Ferris's Chair, (sculpture).
Artist:
Quigley, Jim, Rev., sculptor.
Title:
Ferris's Chair, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 18, 2007.
Medium:
Bronze.
Description:
Whimsical rocking chair for readers, illustrated with scenes from the children's books: Goodnight Moon, The Little Engine that Could, The More You Know, The Wizard of Oz, The Giving Tree, James and the Giant Peach, and Jumanji. A train forms the rocker and a book is the seat.
Subject:
Homage -- Van Meter, Ferris
Object -- Furniture -- Chair
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Literature -- Baum -- Wizard of Oz
Literature -- Silverstein -- Giving Tree
Literature -- Dahl -- James and the Giant Peach
Literature -- Van Allsburg -- Jumanji
Literature -- Piper -- Little Engine that Could
Literature -- Brown -- Goodnight Moon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Bowling Green
Sculpture
Owner:
Bowling Green Public Library, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Remarks:
Commissioned as a tribute to the Bowling Green Public Library board Chairman Ferris Van Meter.
References:
Inventory staff, 2007.
American Libraries (Sept. 2007): pg. 27.
Illustration:
American Libraries (Sept. 2007): pg. 27.
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 71500833
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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