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Werrell, Timothy S.,
Figure -- Full length
Abstract
Homage -- Johnson, Morse
Performing Arts -- Circus
Performing Arts -- Dance
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Sculpture
Morse Johnson Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Werrell, Timothy S., sculptor.
Title:
Morse Johnson Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Jester, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Medium:
Figure: sheet brass with bronze patina; Base: concrete faced with slate.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 84 x 36 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 63 x 20 x 20 in.
Inscription:
(Bronze plaque on front of base, raised:) HONORING/MORSE JOHNSON/PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK/FOUNDER, PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN/1960-1974 (Bronze plaque on rear of base:) SCULPTURE BY/TIMOTHY S. WERRELL/1986 unsigned
Description:
A dancing abstract figure stands on its proper right leg. Its proper left leg is raised and crosses the other leg. Its proper left arm stretches outward from the shoulder. It wears court jester-style shoes with toes that curve upwards.
Subject:
Figure -- Full length
Abstract
Homage -- Johnson, Morse
Performing Arts -- Circus -- Clown
Performing Arts -- Dance
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Park Board, 950 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Located Eden Park, Mt. Adams Drive, southeast of the Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
Remarks:
Honors Morse Johnson, the founder of the Playhouse in the Park theater. He served as its president and chairman, 1960-1974.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1993.
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 OH000241
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OH000241
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