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(The Fox), (sculpture). Artist:  Taylor, Robert, sculptor. Taylor, Raymon, sculptor. Title:  (The Fox), (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Medium:  Scrap steel, painted. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 50 in. x 38 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A scrap-metal sculpture of a fox standing behind the number "34," indicated in large numerals. The fox stands with its proper right leg bent at knee and its tail extended to the rear. The proper left arm is bent with the forearm resting on "4," the proper right paw resting on the "3." The fox is painted mostly brown, with its chest partially white. The nose and forearms are black and the eyes blue. The numerals are painted yellow and set on a zigzag black base plate. Subject:  Homage -- Canfield, Roger Animal -- Fox Occupation -- Other -- Businessman Object -- Letter Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Alstead Sculpture Owner:  Sunset Motors, Route 123, Alstead, New Hampshire 03602 Remarks:  The sculpture was made in honor of Roger Canfield, owner of Sunset Motors, and given to him by the artists. Canfield's nickname is "Foxxy," and the number "34" refers to the fact that he restores 1934 Fords. IAS files contain an excerpt from Helen H. Frink's "Alstead Through the Years, 1763-1990," Alstead Historical Society, 1992, pg. 423-424. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994. 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 NH000343   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000343 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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