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    		• Stone, Gregory,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Industry
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Object -- Tool
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- East Longmeadow
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Quarryman, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Stone, Gregory, sculptor.
    Title: 
    The Quarryman, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1994. Dedicated July 3, 1994.
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    Medium: 
    Figure: bronze with patina; Base: East Longmeadow sandstone; Blocks: East Longmeadow (?) sandstone.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. H. 6 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 4 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Artist's signature on right shirt-sleeve cuff) (Plaque on front of base, raised:) THE QUARRYMAN/Saluting the industry of our Founding Fathers/here in the East Village who quarried red and/brown sandstone from over fifty quarries during/the 1800's. Their work remains enshrined in/noted buildings across the land./This sculpture by Gregory Stone/is a gift to the Town of East Longmeadow/on the Celebration of its Centennial/by L. James and Janet K. McKnight/Dedicated July 3, 1994 signed
    Description: 
    A quarryman stands holding a shovel horizontally with both hands, the handle in the proper left hand. He has a moustache and wears a wide-brimmed hat and cuffed overalls, including an open-collared shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbow. His proper left leg is bent and elevated, placed on the staggered, boulder-like base with a plaque on the front. Four more big blocks of sandstone are grouped around the base Figure sits in a twenty foot diameter circle of crushed stone.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Industry -- Mining
    History -- United States -- Massachusetts
    Object -- Tool -- Shovel
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- East Longmeadow
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Located Across from 28 High Street, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    Gift of L. James and Janet K. McKnight on the Centennial celebration of East Longmeadow. Salutes the quarry industry in the East Village.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    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 MA000059
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