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A Chair for a Better Community, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Powell, Robert  Search this
Medium:
Oak
Culture:
African American  Search this
Type:
Sculptures-Exedra
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of St. Louis Department of Parks, Recreation, and Forestry 5600 Clayton Avenue St. Louis Missouri 63110
Located O'Fallon Park North Florissant Road & Taylor St. Louis Missouri
Date:
1991. Dedicated June 16, 1991
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri, St. Louis survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(On plaque:) "A CHAIR FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY"/By/ROBERT A. POWELL/Creative Artist Project/June 16, 1991/made possible by the Missouri Arts Council,/Metropolitan-Urban League, St. Louis,/Vaughan Cultural Center and the/Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry/of St. Louis Missouri unsigned
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.
Summary:
Chair carved from a dead oak tree stump. Back of the chair has a relief image of a black woman with arms straight at sides. Her rows of hair form the back surface of the chair. Backrest of chair has a carved image in the shape of Africa.
Topic:
Figure female--Waist length  Search this
Ethnic  Search this
Landscape--Africa  Search this
Object--Furniture--Chair  Search this
Control number:
IAS MO000033
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_316421