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Anthony, Lawrence,
Martin Machine & Supply Company,
Ralph L. Jackson Corporation,
Figure male -- Full length
Abstract
Literature -- Synge
Literature -- Character
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Sculpture
Dramatis Personae: Christy Mahon from J. M. Synge's Playboy of the Western World, (sculpture).
Artist:
Anthony, Lawrence, 1934- , sculptor.
Martin Machine & Supply Company, fabricator.
Ralph L. Jackson Corporation, fabricator.
Title:
Dramatis Personae: Christy Mahon from J. M. Synge's Playboy of the Western World, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Christy Mahon from J. M. Synge's Playboy of the Western World, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Feb. 8, 1978.; 1978-1979.; Dedicated June 20, 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cor-Ten steel plate.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. x 4 ft. 2 in. x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On base front: plaque with name of sculpture) unsigned
Description:
Made up of flat shapes which are bent, curved, and slotted to form the standing figure of a man. The figure wears a suit and hat. He shrugs his shoulders and raises both hands, palms up, to shoulder height.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Abstract
Literature -- Synge -- Playboy of Western World
Literature -- Character -- Christy Mahon
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Memphis
Sculpture
Owner:
Theater Memphis, 630 Perkins Ext., P. O. Box 240117, West entrance, Memphis, Tennessee 38117
Remarks:
For related articles see, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), Sept. 15, 1979; Press Scimitar (Memphis, TN), Feb. 8, 1978; Press Scimitar (Memphis, TN), Sept. 7, 1979; Press Scimitar (Memphis, TN), Sept. 13, 1979. Students from Rhodes College assisted in the fabrication. Inscription on a nearby marker reads: Dramatis Personae/a sculptural caricature of Theatrical Personages/by Lawrence Anthony/1979/Donated by/The Menke Family/with the assistance of an Art in Public Places Grant/from the Tennessee Arts Commission/and the National Endowment for the Arts/Dedicated June 20, 1983.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1992.
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), June 17, 1979.
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 TN000033
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