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Girl with Flat Hat, (sculpture). Artist:  Levine, Phillip, 1931-2021, sculptor. Title:  Girl with Flat Hat, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dancer with Flat Hat, (sculpture). Pointing Dancing Woman, (sculpture). Dates:  1971. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6.5 ft. x W. 18 in.; Base: approx. 5 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) Phillip Levine/1971 unsigned Description:  Full-length abstract female figure in bronze. She wears a flat hat and a skirt that swirls. She stands on tiptoe on her proper left leg; her proper right leg is lifted and bent behind her in dance. With her proper right arm she points westward. The sculpture stands on a bronze self base; and rests on the concrete floor of an outdoor stairwell. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Dress -- Accessory -- Hat Abstract Performing Arts -- Dance Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Washington, Public Art Administration, Seattle, Washington 98195 Located University of Washington, Schmitz Hall, Seattle, Washington Remarks:  The sculpture was given as a gift to the University in 1971 by the William G. Reed family in honor of Eleanor Henry Reed. In 1989 the sculpture was vandalized and broken off at the foot. Repairs were undertaken in cooperation with the artist. IAS files contain copies of related University registration sheet, University of Washington Visitor's Guide and article from The Daily (University of Washington), Vol. 96, No. 61, pg. 1. The sculpture is often "decorated" by students, with flower garlands, a muffler added around her neck, and shoes laced over her feet. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. University of Washington, Henry Gallery, 1976. Seattle Arts Commission's "Fieldguide to Seattle's Public Art", 1991, pg. 65. Illustration:  Image on file. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 176. Rupp, James, "Art in Seattle's Public Places", Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1992, pg. 176. 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 75008701   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75008701 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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