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Johnson, J. Seward, Jr.,
Johnson Atelier,
Figure group
Recreation -- Leisure
Recreation -- Leisure
Figure female -- Full length
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Furniture
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Henderson
Sculpture
Sharing the Headlines, (sculpture).
Artist:
Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor.
Johnson Atelier, founder.
Title:
Sharing the Headlines, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Sharing the Headlines I, (sculpture).
Sharing the Headlines One, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: painted bronze; Base: metal.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 52 x 60 x 45 in.; Base: approx. 32 x 72 x 23 in.
Inscription:
Sharing the Headlines/By J. Seward Johnson, Jr./SITED BY SCULPTURE PLACEMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C. unsigned
Description:
Seated, full-length male and female figures on a plank bench reading a newspaper and talking. The woman is on the proper left and wears a purple business suit with a skirt. Her proper left arm rests on the back of the bench while she points with her proper right index finger into the newspaper, which partially rests on her lap. The man wears a business suit and sits with his legs apart with the newspaper resting on his proper right leg, holding the edge of the paper with his proper left hand.
Subject:
Figure group
Recreation -- Leisure -- Conversation
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
Figure female -- Full length
Figure male -- Full length
Object -- Written Matter -- Newspaper
Object -- Furniture -- Bench
Object Type:
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture --
Nevada
--
Henderson
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by American
Nevada
Corporation, 2501 North Green Valley Parkway,
Henderson
,
Nevada
89014
Located
2744 North Green Valley Parkway,
Henderson
,
Nevada
Remarks:
The newspaper that the figures are reading features "local stories" and "local people" from Southern
Nevada
, including the University of
Nevada
, Las Vegas, the Greenspun family, and pictures of sculptures nearby. The sculpture was sited by Sculpture Placement, Ltd., of Washington, D.C.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Nevada
survey, 1994.
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 NV000092
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NV000092
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