Holding Out - Key West, FL
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The trompe l'oeil painted bronze statue Holding Out is located near the sidewalk by the Key West Art and History Museum, 281 Front Street, Key West, FL.
Waymark Code: WMT91D
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2016
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Holding Out is the creation of J. Seward Johnson, Jr. the American artist who is well known for his trompe l'oeil painted bronze statues. Holding Out is a life size, polychrome, cast bronze depiction of a mature woman. The gray-haired woman is wearing a a white turtle neck sweater, calf length pea green overcoat, white stockings, and black shoes. She is cradling a full bag of groceries in her left arm. A blue bah is held against her body with her right arm and she holds a white Talbots shopping bag in her right hand.
A bronze plaque on the circular base is inscribed:
HOLDING OUT
by
Seward Johnson
© 1987 The Sculpture Foundation