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Colonial Lad, (sculpture). Artist:  Terken, John R., 1912-1993, sculptor. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Colonial Lad, (sculpture). Dates:  Copyrighted 1976. Dedicated Oct. 10, 1977. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: mortared brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 66 x 24 x 39 in.; Medallion: approx. Diam. 16 in.; Base: approx. 59 x 19 x 27 in. Inscription:  John Terken, Sc Roman Bronze Works Inc. (On medallion on front of base:) EAST MEADOW BICENTENNIAL COUNCIL 1776-1976 (On plaque on back of base:) NORMA & JOHN GONSALVES/ANNA & CAROL BENNETT/JACK MACDONALD signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Full-length figure of a young man. He wears knee-length britches and a tri-corner hat. A pouch is slung over his proper right shoulder and hangs against his proper left hip. His proper right arm is outstretched, scattering seeds on the ground. The bronze sculpture stands on a brick mortared base. A bronze medallion with a bas-relief depiction of a colonial family is mounted to the front of the base. Subject:  Figure male -- Child -- Full length Occupation -- Farm -- Sowing Dress -- Historic -- Eighteenth Century Dress Figure group -- Family Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- East Meadow Relief Sculpture Owner:  East Meadow Public Library, Administration Department, East Meadow Avenue, East Meadow, New York 11554 Remarks:  For related articles see: East Meadow Beacon, April 15, 1976 and May 12, 1977; and Meadow Brook Times, April 1, 1976. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. 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 NY000884   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000884 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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