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McCagg, Louise,
Irwin, Tom,
Figure -- Child
Allegory -- Passion
Allegory -- Element
Allegory -- Place
Object -- Flower
Object -- Flower
Object -- Foliage
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Mason
Architectural component
Fountain
Sculpture
The Joy Child, (sculpture).
Artist:
McCagg, Louise, sculptor.
Irwin, Tom, landscape architect.
Title:
The Joy Child, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Child's Joy in Water, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast spring 1985. Installed summer 1985. Dedicated July 14, 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: metal.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 69 1/2 in x W. 47 1/2 in.; Flowers: approx. H. 32 in. x W. 22 in.
Description:
A child stands, as if prancing barefoot through flowers, with its eyes closed and a smile. Below the feet of the child are sculpted flowers or plants, each with their name on them, including, from proper right to left: skunk cabbage, trillium, black-eyed Susan, and swamp thistle. The sculpture is mounted on a facade, with the sculpted plants blending in with the terraced garden before it.
Subject:
Figure -- Child -- Full length
Allegory -- Passion -- Joy
Allegory -- Element -- Water
Allegory -- Place -- Michigan
Object -- Flower -- Trillium
Object -- Flower -- Black-eyed Susan
Object -- Foliage -- Skunk cabbage
Object -- Foliage -- Swamp thistle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Mason
Architectural component
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Ingraham County, Drain Commissioner's Office, 707 Buhl Street, Main facade, Mason, Michigan 48854
Remarks:
The sculpture was intended to be part of a fountain, with a stream of water playing off the child's proper left hand, but technical difficulties and a shortage of funds changed plans. The artist describes the work as "a child playing in water or enjoying a water environment." The plants of the sculpture represent those which thrive from early spring through late fall in this area of Michigan. Tom Irwin created the terraced garden beneath the sculpture. IAS files contain related correspondence from the Ingraham County Drain Commissioner.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000428
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000428
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