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First Reader, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, Dennis, 1942- , sculptor. Title:  First Reader, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Dedicated spring 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: polished marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 25.5 x 15 x 17 in.; Base: approx. 17.5 x 21.75 x 21.75 in. Inscription:  (On back proper left:) Smith'89 (On back proper right:) 7/9 (On metal plaque on top of base, directly in front of sculpture, raised:) IN APPRECIATION OF CHARLOTTE W. GIBBENS/HEADMISTRESS 1964-1993/"IT IS THE INSTINCT TO GIVE SHAPE TO WHAT/CONSTANTLY NEEDS SHAPING SO THAT OTHERS MAY/HAVE CONTOUR AND MEANING TO THEIR LIVES THAT/TELLS THE TRUE TEACHER THAT THERE IS NOTHING/ELSE TO BE DONE WITH ONE'S LIFE BUT TEACH."/A. BARTLETT GIAMATTI signed Description:  A male child dressed in T-shirt and shorts, sitting cross-legged and barefoot. An open book, which he holds with both hands, rests on his lap. Figure is atop a box-like base. Subject:  Figure male -- Child -- Full length Object -- Written Matter -- Book Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Oklahoma City Sculpture Owner:  Westminster Elementary School, 612 N.W. 44th Street, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73118 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996. 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 OK000135   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000135 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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