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Doyle, Evangeline,
Canute, Gordon,
North Hill Monument,
Figure group -- Family
Object -- Written Matter
Recreation -- Leisure
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron
Bench
Sculpture
The Story, (sculpture).
Artist:
Doyle, Evangeline, sculptor.
Canute, Gordon, architect.
North Hill Monument, contractor.
Title:
The Story, (sculpture).
Dates:
Aug. 6, 1982. Dedicated Sept. 9, 1982.
Medium:
Sculpture: Indiana white limestone, carved and cut; Base: stone
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 40 x 72 x 40 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 16 x 243 x 76 in. (4 tons).
Inscription:
(On rear right corner of sculpture, incised:) "VAG"/8-6-82 (On plaque on side of base:) Given in Commemoration/of the Fiftieth Anniversary/of/the Akron Society of Artists/1931-1981 signed
Description:
A stylized figure group consisting of a father, a mother, and a child. The figures recline, with the mother and father on the ends and the child in the middle. The father reads a book while the mother and child listen. The sculpture is placed atop a stone bench.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Akron-Summit County Library System, 55 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308
Located Akron Public Library, Main Branch, 55 South Main Street, Steere Courtyard, Akron, Ohio
Remarks:
Funded by the Akron Society of Artists at a cost of $4,000. The sculpture was given in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Akron Society of Artists. The stone used for the sculpture was purchased from North Hill Monument in Akron, Ohio. Gordon Canute, the library's architect, was consulted about the placement of the sculpture. IAS files contain related articles from the Akron Beacon Journal, Sept, 9, 1982; and Sept. 18, 1982.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Akron Beacon Journal, Sept. 9, 1982.
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 OH000409
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