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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Schomberg, A. Thomas,     Loveland Sculpture Works,     Ceremony -- Festival     Portrait female -- Hyman, Flo     Occupation -- Sport     Ethnic -- African American     Object -- Toy     Dress -- Accessory     Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs     Sculpture

Flo Hyman Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Schomberg, A. Thomas, 1943- , sculptor. Loveland Sculpture Works, founder. Title:  Flo Hyman Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Dedicated Dec. 10, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 70 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 6 x 20 x 20 in. Inscription:  (On sculpture, beneath towel:) Flo/Flora Jean Hyman/1954-1986/A giant in stature and spirit who/was the ultimate team player..../Her remarkable contribution/to Volleyball/Will never be forgotten..../She lived in dignity and grace and/Died doing what she loved the most unsigned Description:  A tall, rectangular column topped by a volleyball, a pair of sports shoes, and a towel draped down one side. On the towel is a low relief portrait head of Flo Hyman in profile. Subject:  Ceremony -- Festival -- Olympics Portrait female -- Hyman, Flo -- Head Occupation -- Sport -- Volleyball Ethnic -- African American Object -- Toy -- Ball Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Olympic Committee, Facilities Operations, One Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909 Located Unites States Olympic Training Center, One Olympic Plaza, Gymnasium, entrance, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80909 Remarks:  Flo Hyman was one of the first resident athletes at the Training Center. She lived and trained in Colorado Springs from 1978 to 1980. She led the Women's Olympic Volleyball team to a silver medal in the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles. She moved to Japan after the 1984 games to play professional volleyball. She died in 1986 in Kobe, Japan, at 32 years of age from a heart condition (Marfam's Syndrome). This piece is the first of at least four castings. Additional castings are displayed at the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, MA; and in Kobe, Japan, near the place where she died (dedicated by the Japan Volleyball Association, Jan. 26, 1989); and at the time of the SOS! survey, a fourth cast was planned for the International Federation of Volleyball in Lausanne, Switzerland. IAS files contain a related article from Herald Examiner (Los Angeles, CA), Dec. 10, 1988 and a fundraising brochure for the memorial. The United States Volleyball Association in Colorado Springs has photographs of the dedication ceremony. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs survey, 1994. Herald Examiner (Los Angeles, CA), Dec. 10, 1988. 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 CO000046   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000046 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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