Sculpture: bronze with patina; Pedestal: 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:
1990. Copyrighted 1990. Dedicated May 4, 1991
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On top edge of proper right shoulder:) Stiles (Circled 1) (On cut-away section of proper right shoulder:) A.T.A.S./1990 (copyright symbol) (On brass plate on front of pedestal, raised lettering:) Rod Serling/Writer signed
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Summary:
Bust of television writer Rod Serling. His proper right shoulder is high above his proper left shoulder which rotates forward. The side and bottom section of the proper right shoulder are cut-away. His head is turned slightly to the proper left. Serling wears a coat, shirt and tie. His face is strong and sharply chiseled. The bust has a shiny brown patina. The bust is mounted on a square brass plate centered atop a rectangular, off-white cast stone pedestal.
