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Fabry, Linda M.,
Object -- Written Matter
Literature -- Carroll
Literature -- Stevenson
Literature -- Twain
Literature -- Dickens
Bench
Sculpture
Stack of Classical Titles, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fabry, Linda M., sculptor.
Title:
Stack of Classical Titles, (sculpture).
Dates:
2005.
Digital Reference:
Inscription:
(On spines of books:) Alice in Wonderland / Treasure Island / The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / Great Expectations
Description:
A park bench made with a stack of four library books, three forming the back of the bench, and one serving as the bench seat. At one end of the bench seat there is an open book inscribed with "In loving memory of James M. Hart."
Subject:
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Literature -- Carroll -- Alice in Wonderland
Literature -- Stevenson -- Treasure Island
Literature -- Twain -- Tom Sawyer
Literature -- Dickens -- Great Expectations
Object Type:
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Indian Trails Public Library District, 355 South Schoenbeck Road, Wheeling, Illinois 60090
Remarks:
The bench, which was created as part of the Village of Buffalo Grove's Sitting Pretty Project, was originally located outside, but has since been moved inside the library lobby. The bench is dedicated to a friend of the library, James M. Hart, who served as the Used Book Sale co-chairman.
References:
Inventory staff, 2006.
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 71500757
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Inventory of American Sculpture
71500757
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