Artist:

Lavern Kelley, born Oneonta, NY 1928-died Cooperstown, NY 1998  Search this

Medium:

white pine, plywood, brass, and plastic

Dimensions:

overall: 36 3/8 x 30 1/8 x 45 in. (92.4 x 76.5 x 114.3 cm.) base: 25 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (64.2 x 76.6 x 3.8 cm.) A (teacher): 32 1/2 x 10 7/8 x 10 1/4 in. (82.6 x 27.7 x 26.1 cm.) B (boy): 24 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (62.2 x 14.3 x 8.6 cm.) C (girl): 24 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (62.6 x 14.0 x 7.0 cm.)

Type:

Sculpture

Folk Art

Date:

1979, 1984-1987

Gallery Label:

Sharing the sentiment of cartoonist Bill Watterson that, "people who get nostalgic about childhood were obviously never children," Lavern Kelley's piece recalls the perceived captivity of the grade school experience. "Whatever I do, I want it to be my own thoughts and methods, not somebody else’s."—Lavern KelleyExhibition Label, Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2006

Topic:

Occupation\education\teacher  Search this

Figure group\female and child  Search this

Occupation\education\student  Search this

Object\furniture\desk  Search this

Object\written matter\book  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr.

Object number:

1989.92A-L

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7bc5c3c62-8f21-430f-a1e8-41428b759e97

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1989.92A-L