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Boshell, Kenneth D.,
Figure female -- Child
Recreation -- Leisure
Object -- Written Matter
Animal -- Rabbit
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Utica
Sculpture
A Girl Reading, (sculpture).
Artist:
Boshell, Kenneth D., sculptor.
Title:
A Girl Reading, (sculpture).
Dates:
Sept. 1979. Dedicated Oct. 21, 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Carved maple.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 48 in. x W. 32 in.; Base: approx. H. 36 in. x Diam. 38 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Figure of girl seated on box, with large open book on her lap. She has long straight hair and wears short-sleeved dress. A rabbit is seated to her proper left. Sculpture is carved with a chain saw from a maple log, with uncarved section of log serving as base.
Subject:
Figure female -- Child -- Full length
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Animal -- Rabbit
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Utica
Sculpture
Owner:
Utica Public Library, 7530 Auburn Road, Utica, Michigan 48317
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Friends of the Utica Public Library. Artist created the sculpture in two days. IAS files contain related articles from The Source Newspaper, Sept. 26, 1979; Macomb Daily (Michigan), Oct. 20, 1979.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000022
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