Boy - Cortland, NY
Posted by: ripraff
N 42° 36.072 W 076° 10.575
18T E 403507 N 4717200
There are matching figures, Boy and Girl. Each have a different list of sports. "Gymnasium" is over both, partially obscured by a light.
Waymark Code: WMQ0VV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 11/25/2015
Views: 1
"Full-length relief of a male athlete is installed on building facade. He wears a 1939 era football uniform with helmet. His proper left arm rests across his midsection and his proper right arm encircles a football. The sculpture is full-round at the top, in high relief at the upper parts of the figure and becomes more integral with the facade from about the legs down."
TITLE: Boy
ARTIST(S): Law, Alex McCallom
DATE: 1939-1940
MEDIUM: Stone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS NY001029
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Located Cortland County Office Building Greenbush Street entrance Cortland New York
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: There is a list of sports next to the figure
Basketball
Football
Wrestling
Swimming
Lacrosse
Hockey
Boxing
Tennis
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