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Wynken, Blynken and Nod, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Torrey, Mabel Landrum 1886-1974  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: copper; Base: concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Borough of Wellsboro Public Works Department 21 Pearl Street Wellsboro Pennsylvania 16901
Located Wellsboro Green Wellsboro Pennsylvania
Date:
Dedicated 1938
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
Hamlin, Gladys E., "The Sculpture of Fred and Mabel Torrey," Alhambra, CA: Borden Publishing Company, 1969, pg. 10.
Summary:
Figure group of three young boys in a boat. The boy in the middle sits taller that the boys on either end. He peers out over the proper right shoulder of the boy in front and holds his hands up to the front boy's chin. Waves lap up against the boat. The copper sculpture stands in the center of a circular concrete fountain basin. The basin is surrounded by a cast iron fence.
Topic:
Children  Search this
Literature--Field--Wynken, Blynken and Nod  Search this
Literature--Character--Wynken  Search this
Literature--Character--Blynken  Search this
Literature--Character--Nod  Search this
Architecture--Boat--Rowboat  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA001484
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_342357