Old Man on the Fence, (sculpture).

Old Man on the Fence, (sculpture).

Fillous, Robert, 1913- , sculptor.

Old Man on the Fence, (sculpture).

Westfield Insurance Logo, (sculpture).

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Approx. 36 x 36 x 6 in.

A high-relief sculpture of a male figure, dressed in work clothes, a hat, and boots, sits on a fence with his proper left arm resting on a scythe. The figure, surrounded by various flora, is placed between two ornate cartouches in the pediment above the entrance to the building.

Figure male -- Full length

Occupation -- Farm

Dress -- Accessory -- Hat

Object -- Tool -- Scythe

Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Leroy

Architectural component

Administered by Westfield Companies, Director of Public Relations, Leroy, Ohio 44251

Located Westfield Insurance Company, Above entrance to the Rotunda Office Building, Leroy, Ohio

Nearby plaque reads: "THE MARBLE CARVING OF THE OLD MAN ON THE FENCE OVER THE ENTRANCE TO THIS BUILDING WAS MADE POSSIBLE BY A GIFT OF THE OHIO AGENTS OF OHIO FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY." For related information see: Gordon E. Condon's "History of Ohio Farmers Insurance Company," Ohio Farmers Insurance Company, 1985, pg. 119-129.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.

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