Puddle Jumpers - Montgomery, Alabama
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N 32° 21.063 W 086° 12.750
16S E 574099 N 3579620
Sculpture located in the Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park in Montgomery, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMD13V
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2011
Views: 4
Smithsonian Art Inventory Description: "Six running children, three boys and three girls, are preparing to jump into a puddle. The children are holding hands and are in various states of motion. Three of the figures are anchored to the ground, though all have the appearance of being suspended in air. The figures wear play clothes and are all smiling and laughing."
The sculpture is located in the Wynton M. Blount Cultural Park in Montgomery, Alabama. The sculpture is located on the lawn down from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Carolyn Blount Theatre building. The lake is nearby but the sculpture is not close to the water. This is cast number 2/15 of the sculpture. It was purchased from the Fenn Galleries in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1989.
TITLE: Puddle Jumpers
ARTIST(S): Goodacre, Glenna, 1939- , sculptor. Shidoni Foundry, founder.
DATE: 1989
MEDIUM: Bronze
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AL000286
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION: Winton M. Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, Alabama
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: none
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