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Whittling, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor. Title:  Whittling, (sculpture). Digital Reference:  Medium:  Figure: bronze; Bench: concrete and wood. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 1 ft. 4 in.; Bench: approx. H. 2 ft. 9 in. x W. 5 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (Plaque on back of bench:) Sited by Sculpture Placement/Washington, D. C. unsigned Description:  A man dressed in a shirt, sweater, slacks, and low boots, sits on a bench. He holds a block of wood in his proper left hand, which he carves with a knife in his proper right hand. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Recreation -- Leisure Object -- Weapon -- Dagger Recreation -- Craft -- Whittling Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Town Colonie Bench Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Tate Associates, 1698 Central Avenue, Albany, New York 12205 Located Whittler Plaza, 1869 Central Avenue, Town Colonie, New York Remarks:  Purchased for $35,000 by David Tate, who developed the plaza. The plaza is named after the sculpture. IAS files contain Dec. 6, 1986 press release and a related article from Capital District Business Review (Dec. 22, 1986). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Times-Union (Albany, NY), Dec. 21, 1986, pg. E-5. 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 NY000363   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000363 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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