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Scurlock, Vance,
Abstract
Figure male -- Bust
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Jonesboro
Folk
Billboard
Sculpture
Pipeman, (sculpture).
Artist:
Scurlock, Vance, 1920- , sculptor.
Title:
Pipeman, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete drainage pipe, partially painted, and iron.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 4 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract depiction of a human head and shoulders constructed out of a concrete drainage pipe. The figure wears eyeglasses made out of iron, a bow tie, and a painted hat with a brim. There is a horizontal, narrow opening for the mouth. The ears and nose are painted on.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure male -- Bust
Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Jonesboro
Folk
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
Jonesboro Pipe Company, 800 West Johnson Street, Administration building, Jonesboro, Arkansas 72401
Remarks:
The sculpture serves as an advertisement for the Jonesboro Concrete Pipe Company. IAS files contain a related excerpt from W. K. McNeil and William M. Clements' "An Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook," University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1992, pg. 20-22.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
McNeil, W. K. and William M. Clements, "An Arkansas Folklore Sourcebook," University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1992, pg. 22.
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 AR000333
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AR000333
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