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Unknown (Florentine),
Figure -- Child
Object -- Musical Instrument
Animal -- Amphibian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Fountain
Sculpture
Piper of the Garden, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown (Florentine), sculptor.
Title:
Piper of the Garden, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pan, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1968.
Medium:
Sculpture: painted lead on iron pedestal with concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 40 in. x W. 12 in.; Iron base: approx. H. 6 in. x W. 14 in.; Concrete base: approx. H. 8 in. x W. 18 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A child standing with his proper left leg bent, playing two pipes held in either hand. Four frogs are at his feet on the base. The sculpture is painted black and set within a fountain pool.
Subject:
Figure -- Child -- Full length
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Pipe
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Intrust Bank, 106 West Douglas, Wichita, Kansas
Provenance:
Formerly First National Bank, 106 West Douglas, Wichita, Kansas
Remarks:
The sculpture was selected by C. J. Chandler, from a statue catalog.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 26.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 3.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 26.
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 88410001
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Inventory of American Sculpture
88410001
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