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Atkinson, Sydney Francis,
Abstract -- Geometric
Occupation -- Labor
Literature -- Beatles
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Flint
Sculpture
Working Class Hero, (sculpture).
Artist:
Atkinson, Sydney Francis, 1946- , sculptor.
Title:
Working Class Hero, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, painted; Foundation: cement.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
SYD STKINSON (Plaque on foundation:) DONATED TO THE CITY OF FLINT/IN THE NAME OF CITIZENS COMMERCIAL & SAVINGS BANK/BY T.S. JENKINS & ASSOCIATES, INC. 1986/IN RECOGNITION OF A 50 YR. WORKING RELATIONSHIP signed
Description:
Abstract sculpture consisting of a red cross shape and a disc on an A-frame in blue and black.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Occupation -- Labor
Literature -- Beatles -- Working Class Hero
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Flint
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Flint, Department of Parks & Recreation, 1101 South Saginaw Street, Flint, Michigan 48502
Located Riverbank Park, Island at southeastern edge, between Citizens Bank and Northbank Center, Flint, Michigan 48502
Remarks:
Title comes from a Beatles' song. Artist states that the cross shape is a human symbol, balancing on the hard edge of reality and non-reality. IAS Files contain related article from the Flint Journal, Oct. 29, 1986. T.S. Jenkins Associates is the area's oldest advertising and public relations firm (founded in 1935); Citizens Bank was one of the agency's first clients.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Flint Journal, Oct. 29, 1986.
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 MI000277
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000277
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