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    		• Griffith, Wim,
     
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    		• Scott, Jan,
     
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    		• West Coast Sculptors Foundry,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Cosby, Bill
     
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    		• Performing Arts -- Theater
     
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    		• Performing Arts -- Other
     
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    		• Occupation -- Writer
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- North Hollywood
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Bill Cosby - Performer, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Griffith, Wim, sculptor.
    Scott, Jan, architect.
    West Coast Sculptors Foundry, founder.
    Title: 
    Bill Cosby - Performer, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1993. Copyrighted 1993.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: cast stone and brass.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 22 x 17 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.; Pedestal: approx. 42 x 15 x 15 in.
    Inscription: 
    (On proper left side of bust:) (copyright symbol) 1993 A.T.A.S. (On front of plinth:) Wim (On brass plate on front of pedestal, raised lettering:) Bill Cosby/Performer signed
    Description: 
    Bust of performer Bill Cosby. He smiles with his mouth closed. His face has a golden brown patina. He wears a knit sweater patterned with a zig-zag squares design. The sweater has a very dark brown patina. The bust is mounted on a square brass plate top a rectangular, off-white cast stone pedestal.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Cosby, Bill -- Bust
    Performing Arts -- Theater -- Performer
    Performing Arts -- Other -- Comedian
    Occupation -- Writer -- Humorist
    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 Bill Cosby's induction into the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame. Emmy Award-winning actor and comedian Bill Cosby was the first African-American to star in a television series, "I Spy" (1965-1968). Cosby's television work also includes the popular family sitcom, "The Cosby Show" (1984-1992).
    Architect Jan Scott designed the pedestal. The sculpture is cleaned every three months. 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 CA001409
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