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When is the exhibit planned?
June 15-September 15, 2007
What are the sculptures like?
They are life-size bronze realistic sculptures of ordinary people doing ordinary things. They “celebrate the familiar.”
Who made them?
J. Seward Johnson is a world renowned American sculptor who, after a successful career as a painter, began sculpting in 1968. More than 200 of his life-size cast bronze sculptures have been featured in museums and private collections in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia.
Recent exhibitions have included those at Yale University, the Knoxville Museum of Art, the Jacksonville Art Museum and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., as well as those in Berlin, Oxford, and Rome. The Nike Corporation and the Trammel Crow Corporation are among corporate collectors of his works.
Seward Johnson’s sculptures are included in the U.S. State Department’s Art with Embassies program and are exhibited in American Embassies in foreign countries.
The sculptures are cast in bronze, using the lost wax method, in a foundry in New Jersey.
Where will the statues be?
They will be outside the courthouse and on the sidewalks around downtown Auburn, the county seat
How many will there be?
The goal is to have twenty sculptures.
Who is sponsoring the exhibition?
The Auburn Arts Commission, Inc., a non-profit all-volunteer group of county residents.
Are there any other organizations involved?
The Fort Wayne Museum of Art and the School of Visual and Performing Arts at IPFW are partners with the Arts Commission.
What will the exhibition cost?
The sculptures alone will cost $ 45,000 for the three months. $32,000 is for transportation from the foundry in New Jersey. $3,000 is for insurance on the sculptures. $10,000 is for any repairs that need to be made after the exhibition?
An additional $27,500 is needed for the educational and community activities planned throughout the county for the exhibition.
Is there a deadline for money?
The Arts Commission has to have $22,500 by November 1, 2006 to make the down payment on the exhibit. The balance is due when the sculptures are delivered on June 15, 2007.
What happens to the money?
Funds raised will be placed in an escrow account. If sufficient money is not raised, the funds will be returned to the contributors. If the Arts Commission raises more money than is needed for the exhibition, the overage will be placed in a special fund to go toward the purchase of a sculpture.
What about liability?
The Auburn Arts Commission, Inc will carry $5 million in liability insurance for the duration of the exhibition.
How much are the statues worth?
The twenty sculptures are worth at least $2 million.
What would it cost to buy one?
The least expensive sculpture would cost $86,000 to buy.
Who picks the twenty sculptures?
The wishes of local sponsors will be considered and The Arts Commission will select twenty five sculptures. The Sculpture Foundation, which manages the artist’s works, will try to send us twenty of those selected. Some may not be available as they may have been sold or are being repaired.
Where can I see one of Seward Johnson’s sculptures?
“Crack the Whip” is in the 1400 block of South Harrison Street, near Lincoln Life, in Fort Wayne.
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