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    		• Wilson, J. Michael,
     
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    		• Scott, Jan,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Chayefsky, Paddy
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Dress -- Accessory
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- North Hollywood
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Paddy Chayefsky / Writer, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Wilson, J. Michael, sculptor.
    Scott, Jan, architect.
    Title: 
    Paddy Chayefsky / Writer, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Copyrighted 1990.
    Medium: 
    Bust: bronze; Base: cast stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Bust: approx. 20 x 16 x 13 in.; Base: H. 42 in. x W. 15 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Under proper left shoulder of bust, incised lettering:) J. Michael Wilson (Proper right side:) (copyright symbol) 1990 A.T.AS. (Bronze plaque on upper front of base, raised lettering:) Paddy Chayefsky/Writer signed
    Description: 
    A bust of playwright and screenwriter Paddy Chayefsky wearing a turtleneck under a jacket, his head tilted downward and slightly to the proper left. He wears glasses and has a deeply furrowed brow, thick hair, a short beard, and moustache. The bust has a shiny dark brown patina and tapers from the shoulders.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Chayefsky, Paddy -- Bust
    Occupation -- Writer -- Screen Writer
    Occupation -- Writer -- Playwright
    Dress -- Accessory -- Eye wear
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- North Hollywood
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy Ventures, 5200 Lankersheim Boulevard, Hall of Fame Plaza, North Hollywood, California 91601
    Remarks: 
    The bust was commissioned to commemorate Paddy Chayefsky's induction into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame in 1984. The bust was one of several pieces in place for the May 4, 1991 dedication of the Academy's new headquarters. The bust's selection and placement were overseen by the Hall of Fame Sculpture Committee, chaired by architect Jan Scott. Scott also designed the base. IAS files contain a related article about the ATAS Hall of Fame.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    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 CA001628
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