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    		• Schon, Nancy Quint,
     
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    		• Shepard, Ernest H.,
     
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    		• Argos, Inc.,
     
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    		• Animal -- Donkey
     
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    		• Literature -- Milne
     
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    		• Literature -- Character
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Newton Centre
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Eeyore the Donkey, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Schon, Nancy Quint, 1928- , sculptor.
    Shepard, Ernest H., designer.
    Argos, Inc., founder.
    Title: 
    Eeyore the Donkey, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1991. Cast June 1991. Dedicated Sept. 15, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Silicon bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 28 in. x W. 18 in. x L. 48 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On rear right, bottom of leg:) Schon 1991 signed
    Description: 
    Eeyore, the donkey from A. A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh stores, stands with his head down, his proper left ear almost touching the ground. The sculpture is patinated to various shades of brown and is installed on a brick patio.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Donkey
    Literature -- Milne -- Winnie-the-Pooh
    Literature -- Character -- Eeyore
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Newton Centre
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Newton Free Library, 330 Homer Street, Children's Patio, Newton Centre, Massachusetts 02159
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was modeled on the drawings made by Ernest H. Shephard for writer A. A. Milne. It was created for the Children's Patio at the new home of the Newton Free Library, also known as the Newton Public Library, and was dedicated with the new building. Children are encouraged to ride on, pat, and hug the sculpture, and the artist hopes that children will identify with it. The artist's thumb prints are visible in the work. A plaque installed in the brick patio reads: (Left column:) In gratitude to our/City of Newton/by/Arnold & Betty Canner/(Right column:) In Memory of our beloved son/ERIC (1985-1989)/by/Cheng Yah & Betty Wong/(Lower center:) Nancy Schon Sculpture/1991.
    IAS files contain an article from The Boston Globe, Oct. 17, 1993, West Weekly, pg. 15; a brochure entitled "Newton Free Library Permanent Collection of Art, A Self-Tour," and a supplement to Newton Graphic, entitled "Inside the New Library," dated September 11, 1991.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Boston Globe, Oct. 17, 1993, West Weekly, pg. 15.
    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 MA000140
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