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Jessee, Allen,
Figure male -- Full length
Performing Arts -- Dance
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Sculpture
The Dancing Man, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jessee, Allen, sculptor.
Title:
The Dancing Man, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Free Spirit, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978. Dedicated May 21, 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast aluminum with patina; Base: concrete, steel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 66 x 62 x 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 25 in. x Diam. 140 in. (175 lbs.)
Inscription:
(On proper right bottom of sculpture, near base:) JESSEE signed
Description:
Life-size full-length male figure of cast aluminum. The figure wears pants, shirt and top coat. He is tap dancing; his proper right leg is raised and his arms are outspread. The tails of his coat are lifted in the air with the movement of his dance. The figure has a dark patina and stands on a circular concrete and steel base.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Performing Arts -- Dance -- Tap Dance
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Richmond
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Richmond Public Schools, Plant Services, 2301 East Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia 23223
Located Bellevue School, 2301 East Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia
Remarks:
The sculpture was purchased by Bellevue School with money raised by the Parent Teachers Association. IAS files contain copy of article from Revitalization News (Richmond, VA), Nov. 1983; and related City of Richmond survey (1986).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Revitalization News, Vol. 1, No. 7 (Nov. 1983).
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 VA000564
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