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Phillips, David,
Townscape Institute,
Dress -- Accessory
Dress -- Accessory
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Sculpture
Corporate Presence, (sculpture).
Artist:
Phillips, David, 1944- , sculptor.
Townscape Institute, founder.
Title:
Corporate Presence, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Briefcase, Calculator, Hat, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985. Dedicated May 13, 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze, with patina.
Dimensions:
3 pieces. Briefcase: approx. 13 x 17 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.; Calculator: 1 x 6 x 3 in.; Hat: 6 1/2 x 10 x 9 1/4 in.
Inscription:
(Top right of briefcase:) David Phillips Somerville, Mass. (Back bottom of briefcase:) By David Phillips with the Townscape Institute, Cambridge MA. Commissioned by Henry Faison. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A three piece trompe l'oeil sculpture -- a brown briefcase, a silver calculator and a gray fedora hat. Pieces are attached to brick retaining wall along a stairway.
Subject:
Dress -- Accessory -- Handbag
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object -- Other -- Computer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Sculpture
Owner:
Located James Center One, 9th & Cary Streets, off entrance, Richmond, Virginia
Coadministered by CSX Realty, 901 East Cary Street, James Center One, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Coadministered by Faison Associates, 901 East Cary Street, James Center One, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Remarks:
Commissioned by Henry Faison. Faison Associates was developer of the James Center Project. Pieces were molded from real objects. IAS files contain press release "The Artwork at James Center," Faison Associates, n.d.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Richmond News-Leader, May 13, 1985.
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 VA000466
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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