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Hill, Jack,
House Bronze,
Portrait male -- Harper, Margaret
Performing Arts -- Theater
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas
Sculpture
The Pioneer Story, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hill, Jack, 1923- , sculptor.
House Bronze, founder.
Title:
The Pioneer Story, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Founder Margaret Harper, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Cast 1981. Copyrighted 1981. Dedicated 1981.
Medium:
Bust: bronze; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Bust: approx. 22 x 15 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 39 x 21 x 24 in.; Plaque: 5 in. x 10 in.
Inscription:
House Bronze (On side of bust:) JACK/HILL/81 (On front, bottom of bust:) THE PIONEER STORY (On plaque, front of base:) FOUNDER/MARGARET/HARPER signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze bust of Margaret Harper, Texas musical drama founder. Harper's hair is pulled back in a bun. She wears earrings and a drape or shawl around her shoulders. The bust rests on a stone base.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Harper, Margaret -- Bust
Performing Arts -- Theater
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, 2010 4th Avenue, Canyon, Texas 79015
Located Palo Duro State Park, Pioneer Amphitheater, Randall County, Texas
Remarks:
IAS files contain a related article from Canyon News (Canyon, TX), June 29, 1989, pg. VIII-1; which discusses Margaret Harper's contribution to Texas musical theater.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000024
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000024
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