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Adams, Alice,
Abstract
Architecture -- Detail
Homage -- Richards, John Noble
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Small Park with Arches, (sculpture).
Artist:
Adams, Alice, 1930- , sculptor.
Title:
Small Park with Arches, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
John Noble Richards Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984. Dedicated June 15, 1984.
Medium:
Sculpture: wood; Terrace: bluestone.
Inscription:
(On one of the bluestone squares in the terrace:) ALICE ADAMS/SMALL PARK/WITH ARCHES/DEDICATED TO/JOHN NOBLE RICHARDS/ARCHITECT ARTIST/ON JUNE 15, 1984.
Description:
An abstract sculpture composed of graceful, neoclassical, laminated wood arches on a terrace of bluestone squares. The sculpture is installed in a green pasture area with large evergreen trees as a backdrop.
Subject:
Abstract
Architecture -- Detail -- Arch
Homage -- Richards, John Noble
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Toledo, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, 2201 Ottawa Parkway Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43606
Located Toledo Botanical Garden, 5403 Elmer Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43615
Remarks:
The sculpture was erected in honor of John Noble Richards, a prominent local architect, civic leader, and recognized watercolor artist, who died in 1982. He was a charter member as well as president of the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, president of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce, and mayor of the suburban community of Ottawa Hills. After his death, the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo commissioned this outdoor sculpture as a tribute to Mr. Richards in honor of his extensive contribution to the Toledo community. The artist created in the sculpture in her New York studio and then installed it in Toledo with help from her husband, Bill Gordy.
References:
Inventory staff, 2000.
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 71500367
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Inventory of American Sculpture
71500367
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