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Primavera, (sculpture). Artist:  Kelley, James Michael, 1934- , sculptor. Title:  Primavera, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Spring, (sculpture). Dates:  1981. Dedicated Nov. 20, 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete with marble cap plate. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 38 x 68 x 60 in.; Base: approx. 18 x 64 x 60 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) PRIMAVERA/JAMES MICHAEL KELLEY/PRESENTED TO THE UNIVERSITY/OF TULSA COMMEMORATING/50 YEARS ON CAMPUS/THETA UPSILON 1931-1981/OF DELTA DELTA DELTA Description:  Three little girls are holding hands and dancing in a circle. They all wear short dresses and shoes. Two figures have short hair and the third has shoulder-length hair. The sculpture is set atop a tiered rectangular base. Subject:  Allegory -- Season -- Spring Children Recreation -- Sport & Play Recreation -- Dancing Portrait female -- Adams, Jamie -- Full length Portrait female -- Biggs, Sarah -- Full length Portrait female -- Gorrell, Shelly -- Full length Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Tulsa, Art Department, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104 Located University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, northwest corner, Tulsa, Oklahoma Remarks:  Gift of the Tri-Delta sorority to commemorate their 50 years on the University of Tulsa campus. Jamie Adams, Sarah Biggs and Shelley Gorrell, all daughters of Tri-Deltas, were the models. The sculpture is often used as a photo prop. IAS files include an excerpt from Dialog, a University publication, Spring, 1982. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Dialog (University of Tulsa), v. 6 no. 1 (Spring 1982): pg. 5. 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 OK000216   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000216 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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