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Holier Than Thou, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor. Title:  Holier Than Thou, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. 71 x 38 x 31 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A middle-aged man, with eye glasses, dressed in a three-piece suit, shirt, and tie. His proper right hand is extended out in front of him, palm down, and may originally have held a crumpled bronze soda can. He holds a hat by its brim at his side in his proper left hand. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Atlantic City Sculpture Owner:  Harrah's Casino Hotel, Facilities, Harrah's Boulevard, Main entrance, Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 Remarks:  Cost about $60,000. Bronze plaque in concrete in front of sculpture reads: HOLIER THAN THOU/BY J. SEWARD JOHNSON, JR./SITED BY SCULPTURE PLACEMENT, WASHINGTON, D.C. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1995. 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 NJ000250   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NJ000250 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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