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Sculptor:
Salerno, Gino 1962-  Search this
Medium:
Wood, carved and painted
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Wichita Department of Parks and Recreation 455 North Main, 11th Floor Wichita Kansas 67202
Located Riverside Park Wichita Kansas
Date:
Nov. 1991
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(Upper front of base, incised:) MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR/11-91/GINO SALERNO signed
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:
A man sits in a wheelchair with his arms resting by the wheels on each side. He wears a red, long-sleeved, open-necked shirt with pants that look like blue jeans. His shoes are white and rest on the black foot rests of the wheelchair. The sculpture is carved from a tree trunk.
Topic:
Figure male--Full length  Search this
State of Being--Disabled--Physical Disability  Search this
Object--Other--Wheelchair  Search this
Control number:
IAS KS000344
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_328521