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Parks, Charles Cropper,
Figure group
Occupation -- Service
Dress -- Uniform
State of Being -- Emotion
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
A Friend, (sculpture).
Artist:
Parks, Charles Cropper, 1922-2012, sculptor.
Title:
A Friend, (sculpture).
Dates:
1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 90 x 40 x 26 in.; Base: approx. H. 72 in. x Diam. 40 in.
Inscription:
PARKS 76 signed
Description:
A policeman stands atop a circular base. Dressed in uniform and hat, he holds a young girl in his arms, supporting her on his proper left hip.
Subject:
Figure group
Occupation -- Service -- Policeman
Dress -- Uniform -- Police Uniform
State of Being -- Emotion -- Friendship
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Located Police Administration Building, 8th Street & Race Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Initiated by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property. Stretch of sidewalk south of sculpture reads: "1962."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 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 PA000420
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000420
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