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  • Kelley, James Michael,
     
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  • Ward, Charles,
     
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  • Recreation -- Leisure
     
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    (Girl with Book), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kelley, James Michael, 1934- , sculptor.
    Ward, Charles, architect.
    Title: 
    (Girl with Book), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned late 1975. 1976. Installed summer 1976. Dedicated Aug. 1, 1976.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze with brown patina; Landscape: stone mosaic.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 83 x 92 x 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Two-dimensional sculpture installed on the facade of the library features a female figure against a pastoral landscape. The figure has long hair and wears a sleeveless sundress and sandals. She holds a book in both hands. The mosaic landscape consists of green trees, green grass, white clouds and red earth.
    Subject: 
    Figure female -- Full length
    Object -- Written Matter -- Book
    Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
    Landscape
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa
    Architectural component
    Mosaic
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Tulsa, Metropolitan Library System, 6th & Denver, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101
    Located Allie Beth Martin East Regional Library, 2601 South Garnett Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the City of Tulsa for $5,000. In 1991, the artist cleaned the sculpture, replaced missing stones and did general repairs. IAS files include a partial list of City-owned works and a related article from Tulsa World, July 29, 1976.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
    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 OK000210
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