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Salerno, Gino,
Literature -- Andersen
Literature -- Character
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Tin Soldier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Salerno, Gino, 1962- , sculptor.
Title:
Tin Soldier, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: wood, carved and painted; Base: wood.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. 52 x 13 x 8 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 24 x 24 in.
Inscription:
Gino '93 (Front top of base:)THE TIN/SOLDIER/HANS CHRISTIAN/ANDERSEN signed
Description:
The "Tin Soldier," the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale character, stands in uniform, with his proper left leg cut off about nine inches above the base. The soldier has a moustache and wears a blue jacket with gold epaulets, red pants, and a tall, black hat with gold trim. White belts crisscross his chest, with a gold diamond at their intersection. The figure is carved from a tree trunk.
Subject:
Literature -- Andersen -- Tin Soldier
Literature -- Character -- Tin Soldier
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202
Located Linwood Park, 1901 South Kansas, Wichita, Kansas
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita 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 KS000356
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