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Johnson, J. Seward, Jr.,
Figure female -- Full length
Recreation -- Leisure
Object -- Other
Object -- Art Object
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Friendship Heights
Sculpture
When Now Becomes Then, (sculpture).
Artist:
Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor.
Title:
When Now Becomes Then, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Nov. 5, 1992.
Medium:
Bronze, painted.
Dimensions:
Approx. 32 x 26 x 45 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A young girl seated with her legs crossed at the ankles. She wears a pair of blue jeans and a yellow-orange top. A sketch pad rest on her lap. Her right hand is sketching on the sketch pad. Several inches from her proper right foot is a can holding pens and pencils.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Recreation -- Leisure
Object -- Other -- Writing Tool
Object -- Art Object -- Sketchbook
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Friendship Heights
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Village of Friendship Heights Council, 4433 South Park Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Located Hubert Humphrey Friendship Park, Friendship Heights, Maryland
Provenance:
Formerly located United States Consulate, Seville, Spain
Exhibitions:
Expo 92, Seville, 1992.
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally placed at the residence of the United State Consulate in Seville, Spain, as part of the United States Pavilion at Expo 92. It was purchased by the Village of Friendship Heights in early 1992 and installed in present location. Cost of the sculpture was $70,000. Nearby plaque reads: "WHEN NOW BECOMES THEN"/By J. Seward Johnson, Jr./Collection of the Village of Friendship Heights/sited by Sculpture Placement, Ltd, Washington, D.C./This bronze sculpture was placed on exhibit at the/American Consulate during the 1992 World Expo in/Seville, Spain-April 1992 through October 1992. IAS files contain related article from Gazette (Maryland), Nov. 11, 1992, pg. A-4, and other related materials.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 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 MD000202
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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