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    		• Witt, John,
     
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    		• Robert Bricker Foundry,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Homage -- Chaplin, Charlie
     
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    		• Performing Arts -- Circus
     
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    		• Performing Arts -- Theater
     
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    		• Animal -- Dog
     
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    		• Animal -- Mouse
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Mr. Smedley, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Witt, John, 1934- , sculptor.
    Robert Bricker Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Mr. Smedley, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Street Jester, (sculpture).
    Street Entertainer, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1985. Installed Oct. 4, 1985. Dedicated Oct. 8, 1985.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Figure: approx. 103 x 42 x 39 in.; Chest: approx. 16 x 36 x 39 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 7 ft. 8 in. x 6 ft. 1 1/2 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A larger-than-life figure of a street entertainer, wearing an open jacket and tie and, with his proper left hand, tipping his derby hat to reveal a mouse atop his head. He carries a dog in his proper right arm. Behind the figure is small chest. The sculpture has a rough texture and is mounted upon a brick base with concrete edging.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Homage -- Chaplin, Charlie
    Performing Arts -- Circus -- Clown
    Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer
    Animal -- Dog
    Animal -- Mouse
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Festival Diogenes Corporation, 550 East Marshall Street, Richmond, Virginia 23240
    Located 6th Street Marketplace, Grace Street entrance, Richmond, Virginia 23240
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain: Sculpture Survey, City of Richmond, 1986; and newspaper clipping from the Richmond News-Leader, Oct. 5, 1985, which quotes artist as saying the sculpture is an archetype of the court jester, Charlie Chaplin, and street jesters.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Richmond News-Leader, Oct. 5, 1985.
    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 VA000468
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