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    		• Johnson, J. Seward, Jr.,
     
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    		• Johnson Atelier,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Johnson, Seward, Sr.
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Stover, Albert
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Link, Clayton
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Link, Edwin
     
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    		• Occupation -- Science
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Fort Pierce
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Safety in Seas, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Johnson, J. Seward, Jr., 1930-2020, sculptor.
    Johnson Atelier, founder.
    Title: 
    Safety in Seas, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1974-1975. Dedicated 1976.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Busts: bronze and stainless steel; Pedestals: wood
    Dimensions: 
    4 busts. Each bronze bust: approx. 30 x 40 x 31 in.; Each stainless steel bust: approx. 24 x 36 x 19 in.; Each bronze bust pedestal: approx. H. 67 in.; Each stainless steel bust pedestal: approx. H. 61 in.
    Inscription: 
    "JJJ" (On nameplate on upper front of pedestal, raised lettering:) (Far left pedestal:) SEWARD JOHNSON (Inner left pedestal:) ALBERT STOVER (Inner right pedestal:) CLAYTON LINK (Far right pedestal:) EDWIN LINK Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Four busts, two of stainless steel and two of bronze, in a grouping. On the far left is a bronze bust of Seward Johnson, Sr., with a beard and balding head. On the inner left is a stainless steel bust of Albert Stover. On the inner right is a stainless steel bust of Clayton Link turning his head to his proper left. On the far right is a bronze bust of Edwin Link, with a partially balding head, wearing glasses. Each bust is mounted upon a pedestal.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Johnson, Seward, Sr. -- Bust
    Portrait male -- Stover, Albert -- Bust
    Portrait male -- Link, Clayton -- Bust
    Portrait male -- Link, Edwin -- Bust
    Occupation -- Science -- Oceanographer
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Fort Pierce
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Museum Programs, 5600 U. S. 1 North, Fort Pierce, Florida 34946
    Located Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, Link Engineering Fire Pond, Fort Pierce, Florida 34946
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture commemorates the tragic loss of Albert Stover and Clayton Link, who died in a 1973 science dive in the Florida Keys when their Johnson-Sea-Link submersible became fouled in an underwater cable. The bust of Seward Johnson Sr. was created in 1974. The busts of Clayton Link and Albert Stover were created in 1975. The four busts were originally located in the Link Engineering lobby and dedicated in 1976.
    Plaque on ground in front of busts reads: SAFETY IN SEAS/THIS 1976 BRONZE AND STEEL GROUPING 'SAFETY IN SEAS,' WAS CREATED BY/SCULPTOR J. SEWARD JOHNSON JR. TO EXEMPLIFY THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE OF SAFETY/PRACTICED IN MARINE OPERATIONS BY HARBOR BRANCH OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION/INC. IT COMMEMORATES THE LIVES OF ALBERT STOVER AND CLAYTON LINK, LOST IN A/1973 SCIENCE DIVE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHEN THEIR SUMBMERSIBLE BECAME FOULED/IN AN UNDERWATER CABLE. AS A RESULT OF THIS TRAGIC ACCIDENT JOHNSON-SEA-/LINK SUBMERSIBLES ARE NOW EQUIPPED WITH MORE ELABORATE SAFETY SYSTEMS/PROVIDING EXTENDED UNDERWATER LIFE SUPPORT AND RESCUE CAPABILITY.
    (Plaque continues:) THE ARTIST PORTRAYED HARBOR BRANCH FOUNDER J. SEWARD JOHNSON SR. AND TRUSTEE/EDWIN A LINK, FATHER OF CLAYTON LINK, IN THE TRADITIONAL MEDIUM OF BRONZE AND/CHOSE STAINLESS STEEL TO PORTRAY ALBERT STOVER AND CLAYTON LINK. IN THIS/GARDEN SETTING J. SEWARD JOHNSON SR. LOOKS ON, AS FATHER AND SON/COMMUNICATE. ALBERT STOVER, GAZING INTO THE DISTANCE, VISUALIZES OTHERS WHO/WILL FOLLOW THESE FOUR PATHFINDES IN THEIR ATTEMPT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND/THE MYSTERIES OF THE SEA./THE NATIONAL OCEAN INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION, ADOPTING THE CONCEPT EXPRESSED IN/THIS GROUPING, NOW PRESENTS A HIGHLY PRIZED 'SAFETY IN SEAS' ANNUAL AWARD TO/THE INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY JUDGED TO HAVE MADE THE GREATEST CONTRIBUTION TO/SAFETY AT SEA.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida 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 FL000673
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