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Barras, Joseph,
Figure male -- Full length
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Homage -- Witte, K. L.
Occupation -- Medicine
Object -- Toy
Dress -- Uniform
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Leland
Sculpture
(Memorial to Dr. Witte), (sculpture).
Artist:
Barras, Joseph, sculptor.
Title:
(Memorial to Dr. Witte), (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Football Player, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1936. Dedicated autumn 1955.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: concrete; Base: brick and mortar.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base, raised:) THE K. L. WITTE MEMORIAL FOOTBALL FIELD/NAMED AND DEDICATED IN HONOR OF/DR. K. L. WITTE/TEAM PHYSICIAN 1922-54/SEPTEMBER 7, 1956/IN RECOGNITION OF HIS UNTIRING INTEREST IN/ATHLETICS AND HIS SERVICE TO LELAND BOYS AND GIRLS./(Additional text follows) unsigned
Description:
Standing figure of football player dressed in old-fashioned uniform. He wears a long-sleeved jersey, knee-length belted pants that lace up the front, and laced high-top shoes with rolled socks. He holds a football at waist level in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is at his side. Figure is supported in back from the waist down by a curved pillar, and is mounted on top of a base flanked by benches.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Football
Homage -- Witte, K. L.
Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
Object -- Toy -- Sports Equipment
Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform
Object Type:
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture -- Mississippi -- Leland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Leland Public Schools, 404 East 3rd, Leland, Mississippi
Located Leland High School, Highway 82 West, Football field, Leland, Mississippi
Remarks:
Statue was located on front of school gymnasium from 1936 to 1955. IAS files contain full transcription of text on plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Mississippi survey, 1994.
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 MS000122
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MS000122
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