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Sculpture Gallery - Public
Works
(for
information please contact cinemuse@adelphia.net)
John Waddell's works have been
exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and around the world, and
can be viewed across Arizona and the Valley, many in public areas
of downtown Phoenix. Exhibits in Arizona included the Desert
Botanical, Arizona Civic Center, The Herberger Theatre, The
Sedona Cultural Park, Arizona & Carver Museum,
Universalist Church - Paradise Valley, and more.. |
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Dance |
Dance, a major work created in the early 1970’s, and
displayed in front of the Herberger Theater, is a representation of
John’s unique ability to give bronze motion. He offers us a glimpse into the
inner beauty in each of the grouped figures, and brings to life a
feeling of gentle grace and energy. Each dancer has a “portrait-
like” quality that is unique to the model while adding to the
overall dimension of the piece as a whole. |
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Dance |
The same series as above, as exhibited
at the original site, Civic Center and Pheonix Civic Plaza Symphony
Hall - Phoenix, Arizona -1970 to 1974. |
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That Which Might Have
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"That Which Might Have Been" , located at
the Unitarian Universalist Church, Paradise Valley, Arizona &
Carver Museum Phoenix, Arizona - 1963. In 1963, Waddell received national recognition for
his work titled, That Which Might Have Been, Birmingham,
1963, which was created in reaction to the bombing of a Sunday
school in Birmingham, Alabama, that resulted in the deaths of four
young girls. This
group of sculptures, which is on permanent display at the Unitarian
Universalist Church in Phoenix, exemplifies the humanistic approach
this figurative master applies to each work. In the process of creating these
sculptures Waddell began to shape the principle that would set the
direction for his future works, that of “the beauty of individual
differences”. |
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The
Gathering
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Sedona Cultural Park - 1985-1997 Stolen February 2007http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7701505&ft=1&f=1001 |
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The Circle of Womanhood |
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Circle of Womanhood was originally
part of the larger grouping entitled "Generations" (above) |
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Desert Botanical Gardens In Arizona from Jan 18 -
June 27th, 2004. Waddell’s bronze figures brought a new
level of artistic achievement to the Garden. The sculptures, which emanate grace and beauty,
depict the relationship that Waddell’s work has with dance and
movement and the human spirit. More than 20
sculptures were tucked among the plants along the Garden paths, and
John’s seldom-exhibited two-dimensional works in pastel and paint
were on display in Ottosen Gallery.
Each of the sculptures brought a new presence to the Garden and
offered a glimpse into the human spirit. |
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Family
Group Maricopa County Complex -
Phoenix, Arizona -1967 |
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Apogee The USTA National Tennis
Center is now the largest public tennis facility in the
world. Probably best known as the home of the US Open, the
USTA National Tennis Center operates primarily as a community
tennis facility, hosting a number of events throughout the year and
providing programs for all players. 117" x 60" x 37", bronze;
US National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY. |
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