On Top of the News - Fort Worth, Texas
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N 32° 44.871 W 097° 20.462
14S E 655422 N 3624551
Nearby plaque: "James L. West. 1900-1983. Businessman and Philanthropist whose gifts made this center possible through the James L. and Eunice West Charitable Trust. Sculpture by J. Seward Johnson, Jr.".
Waymark Code: WM7FEQ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2009
Views: 6
Full-length portrait of James L. West. He is depicted as an older man and wears a gray suit and hat. He wears glasses and is seated on a park bench, reading the newspaper. A small black and white spotted dog is in his lap. The dog's front paws are on West's chest and the dog is looking up at his face. The painted bronze sculpture sits on a prefabricated steel park bench which is placed directly on a concrete plaza
TITLE: On Top of the News
ARTIST(S): James L. West
DATE: 1994
MEDIUM: metal: bronze Sculpture: bronze, painted; Base: steel (?) prefabricated park bench
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000992
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
1111 Summit Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76102
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