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Ward, John,
John Ward Sculptural Arts,
Atlanta Monument,
Portrait male -- Petty, Richard
Figure group -- Male & Child
Occupation -- Sport
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Hampton
Sculpture
Monument to Richard Petty, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ward, John, sculptor.
John Ward Sculptural Arts, founder.
Atlanta Monument, fabricator.
Title:
Monument to Richard Petty, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 13, 1992.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Georgia blue granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 x 4 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 6 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(On front of base:) PETTY GARDEN/IN HONOR OF/RICHARD PETTY/FOR THIRTY FIVE YEARS OF/ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND DEDICATION TO/STOCK CAR RACING/NOVEMBER 13, 1992/ATLANTA/MOTOR/SPEEDWAY
Description:
Full-length portrait of Richard Petty. He wears a cowboy hat, sunglasses, racing jacket with STP logo on the front and jeans. In front of him stands a young girl. She is offering a program, which she holds in her proper right hand, for an autograph. Petty reaches for the program with his proper left hand; he holds a writing instrument in his proper right hand. The bronze sculpture stands on a polished blue granite rectangular base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Petty, Richard -- Full length
Figure group -- Male & Child
Occupation -- Sport -- Car Racing
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Hampton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Atlanta Motor Speedway, Public Relations, P.O. Box 500, Hampton, Georgia 30228
Located Atlanta Motor Speedway, Highway 19/41, Hampton, Georgia
Remarks:
The sculpture was dedicated at the last race driven by Petty before his retirement. The young girl was modeled on the daughter of the owner of the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 6, 1993.
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 GA000706
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000706
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