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Catlett, Elizabeth,
Homage -- Ellison, Ralph
Literature -- Ellison
Figure male -- Full length
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Invisible Man, (sculpture).
Artist:
Catlett, Elizabeth, 1915-2012, sculptor.
Title:
Invisible Man, (sculpture).
Dates:
2001-2003. Dedicated May 1, 2003.
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
H. 15 ft. x W. 7 1/2 ft. x D. 6 in.
Description:
A rectangular bronze stele with a silhouette of a walking man cut out of the center.
Subject:
Homage -- Ellison, Ralph
Literature -- Ellison -- Invisible Man
Figure male -- Full length
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Owner:
Riverside Park, Riverside Drive at 150th Street, New York, New York
Remarks:
The Ralph Ellison Memorial Committee formed in 1998 to create a memorial honoring Ralph Ellison in the Riverside Drive neighborhood he loved. The Committee chose the Riverside Drive island at 150th Street for the site, just across the street from Ellison's home at 730 Riverside Drive. Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett was selected in 1998 during a design competition sponsored by the Ralph Ellison Memorial Committee and the Riverside Park Fund.
References:
Inventory Staff, 2012.
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 71501016
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Inventory of American Sculpture
71501016
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