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Original I. Diller Miller,
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Dress -- Uniform
Architecture -- Domestic
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Strasburg
Sculpture
Field of Dreams, (sculpture).
Artist:
Original I. Diller Miller, design firm.
Title:
Field of Dreams, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Play Ball, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 12, 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite, incised; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 5 ft. x 6 in.; Base: approx. W. 6 ft. x D. 12 in.
Inscription:
(Front of sculpture, incised:) FIELD OF DREAMS/TO ALL WHO GAVE AND PLAYED/STRASBURG PLAYGROUND AND PARK/ASSOCIATION SINCE 1914 (Back of sculpture:) DESIGNED BY ORIGINAL I.Diller Miller/Quarryville Dedicated September 12, 1992 By Don Bachman and Friends (Front of base, incised:) PLAY BALL Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Rough-cut slab with an incised image of a baseball game on its front. It shows the game from behind the batter, catcher, and umpire, with more players scattered around the field. All the players are in uniform. To their right are a kneeling man and a standing woman. In the background is a tree line and a house. Below the image is an inscription. The slab is set on an inscribed base.
Subject:
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Baseball
Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform
Architecture -- Domestic -- House
Landscape -- Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Strasburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Strasburg Township, 400 Bunker Hill Road, Strasburg, Pennsylvania 17579
Located South Jackson Street & Funk Street, Strasburg, Pennsylvania
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA000358
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000358
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