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Adams, Mac,
Architecture -- Boat
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Skillman
Sculpture
Swept Away, (sculpture).
Artist:
Adams, Mac, 1943- , sculptor.
Title:
Swept Away, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: fiberglass, painted wood; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 34 x 168 1/4 x 168 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 9 x 171 1/2 x 171 1/2 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A life-size gray wooden rowboat is set diagonally across a low rectangular concrete base. The top surface of the base is sculpted in bas-relief to imitate churning water. An oar can be seen on the water, floating away. There is a bird perched on the front end of the
boat
. A piece of fabric or clothing is draped over the side of the
boat
near the back.
Subject:
Architecture
--
Boat
--
Rowboat
Animal
--
Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
New Jersey
--
Skillman
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by North Princeton Developmental Center, Blawenburg, New Jersey
Located Princeton Developmental Center, Multi-Purpose Building, East & Maplewood Drive, Skillman, New Jersey
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned for the Princeton Developmental Center in 1983. It was designed for patient participation, and viewers may sit in and on the
boat
structure. IAS files contain copy of artist's statement and plan of installation.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey survey, 1996.
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 NJ000559
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000559
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