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Burghart, Dennis,
Homage -- Nuckols, Karen
Figure female -- Child
Object -- Written Matter
Recreation -- Leisure
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Plainville
Sculpture
Karen Nuckols, (sculpture).
Artist:
Burghart, Dennis, sculptor.
Title:
Karen Nuckols, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: limestone; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 2 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 7 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 8 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
(Side of base:) D. Burghart 1986 (Bronze letters mounted on front of base:) Plainville/Public/Library (Metal plaque on side of base, raised:) GIVEN IN/LOVING MEMORY OF/KAREN ELIZABETH/NUCKOLS/BY HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS/APRIL 9, 1980/JUNE 19, 1980 signed
Description:
A young girl is seated, holding an open book in her lap with both hands. She wears a dress with a bow in the back and is barefoot. She sits atop a base with an inscription and a plaque.
Subject:
Homage -- Nuckols, Karen
Figure female -- Child -- Full length
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Plainville
Sculpture
Owner:
Plainville Public Library, Main Street, Plainville, Kansas
Remarks:
Donated in memory of Karen Elizabeth Nuckols by her family and friends. Nuckols (1980-1986) died of injuries from a car accident in Russell County. IAS files contain a related article from the Plainville Times, Oct. 9, 1986, pg. 1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Plainville Times, Oct. 9, 1986, pg. 1.
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 KS000244
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KS000244
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