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(Alice in Wonderland Chess Pieces), (sculpture). Artist:  Watson, Teena Stern, sculptor. Ward Sculptural Arts, founder Title:  (Alice in Wonderland Chess Pieces), (sculpture). Medium:  Figures: bronze; Foundation: painted concrete. Dimensions:  3 figures. Figures: each approx. 42 x 10 x 9 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 16 ft. x D. 16 ft. Inscription:  (On proper right front of Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum figure:) Teena (On proper left front of Queen and horse figures:) Teena signed Description:  Three figures based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," placed on a large chess board square. The Queen of Hearts, wearing a dress and a crown, stands and faces the other two figures while holding a scepter with both hands up to her front mid-section. Tweedle Dee or Tweedle Dum stands wearing a cap, pants, and a shirt, with both of his hands joined together as if in prayer. The Knight figure, a horse dressed in armour, stands with both hands to its side. Subject:  Literature -- Carroll -- Alice in Wonderland Literature -- Character -- Queen Literature -- Character -- Tweedle Dee Literature -- Character -- Tweedle Dum Literature -- Character -- Knight Fantasy -- Animal -- Horse Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Chess Object -- Toy -- Chess Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Dress -- Historic -- Armor Object -- Other -- Scepter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Dunwoody Sculpture Owner:  Dekalb County, Dunwoody Library, 5339 Chamblee, Spruill Arts Center, Dunwoody, Georgia 30338 Remarks:  The figures are based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000088   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000088 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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