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Leiserowitz, Nancy,
Figure group -- Family
Animal -- Dog
Recreation -- Leisure
State of Being -- Disabled
Figure male -- Full length
Figure female -- Full length
Figure -- Child
Architecture -- Vehicle
Object -- Toy
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Lansing
Sculpture
Family Outing, (sculpture).
Artist:
Leiserowitz, Nancy, 1935- , sculptor.
Title:
Family Outing, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1985. 1986. Dedicated Nov. 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figures: concrete with bronze patina; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Life-size.
Inscription:
(On bottom of mother's feet:) (artist's signature) "To Sally, 1915-1985" (On bottom of father's foot:) 1986 (On girl's hoop:) To Sally signed
Description:
A family of five and their dog striding along the highway. The dog walks ahead and looks back. A young girl, wearing a long winter coat, pushes a hoop. The father walks to the girl's proper left and slightly behind her. He wears a long winter coat and carries a small boy on his shoulders. The mother wears a coat and walks behind the girl pushing a little boy with Down's Syndrome in a stroller. He wears a coat and hat and his hands rest on his chest with palms turned outward.
Subject:
Figure group -- Family
Animal -- Dog
Recreation -- Leisure -- Strolling
State of Being -- Disabled
Figure male -- Full length
Figure female -- Full length
Figure -- Child -- Full length
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Stroller
Object -- Toy -- Hoop
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Lansing
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Ingham County Human Services, Buildings and Maintenance, 5303 South Cedar Street, Lansing, Michigan 48933
Located Ingham County Human Services Buildings, Lansing, Michigan
Remarks:
Dedicated to Sally Sworenstein who was the Principal of the School for the Blind and had a great influence on the artist's life. IAS files contain citation to Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI), Nov. 13, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000120
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000120
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