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Smith, Beau,
Animal -- Amphibian
Recreation -- Leisure
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Recreation -- Leisure
Occupation -- Art
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Sculpture
(Five Frog Sculptures), (sculpture).
Artist:
Smith, Beau, sculptor.
Title:
(Five Frog Sculptures), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Jessica Walking Snooty, (sculpture).
Ralph, (sculpture).
Tadpole, (sculpture).
Alfred the Painter, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Metal.
Dimensions:
5 units. Each sculpture approx. H. 5 ft.
Inscription:
(Artist's signature for frog walking dog on proper right heel) (Artist's signature for fishing frog on proper left hip) (Artist's signature for tadpole on figure's back) (Artist's signature for reading frog on proper right hip) (Artist's signature for painting frog on proper left buttock) signed
Description:
Installation of five frogs around the lake of an office complex. "Jessica Walking Snooty" is a long-legged frog walking a small dog on a lead. "Ralph" is a frog sitting on concrete stairs in front of a lake holding a fishing pole. A bucket of bait sits on his proper right side. "Tadpole" is an adult frog and a young frog sitting on a wooden park bench. The older frog is holding a book and turning a page with his proper left hand. The young frog is looking up at the older frog. The fourth sculpture is a seated frog leaning against a tree reading a book. "Alfred the Painter" is a frog standing on its back legs in front of an artist's easel. He holds a paintbrush in his proper right hand and a painter's palette in his proper right hand. He is smiling.
Subject:
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Fishing
Recreation -- Leisure -- Strolling
Occupation -- Art -- Painter
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Lantrac Properties, 1756-90 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, Georgia
Located Century Lake Office Park, 1756-90 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, Georgia
Remarks:
The artist worked with Jeff Small, the owner of the property, to develop the installation.
Main title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993.
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 GA000705
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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