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Bill Cosby - Performer, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Griffith, Wim  Search this
Architect:
Scott, Jan  Search this
Founder:
West Coast Sculptors Foundry  Search this
Subject:
Cosby, Bill  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with patina; Base: cast stone and brass
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Academy Ventures 5200 Lankersheim Boulevard Hall of Fame Plaza North Hollywood California 91601
Date:
1993. Copyrighted 1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(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
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Summary:
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.
Topic:
Portrait male--Bust  Search this
Performing Arts--Theater--Performer  Search this
Performing Arts--Other--Comedian  Search this
Occupation--Writer--Humorist  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001409
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_337595