''The Newspaper Reader'' is an outdoor 1978 sculpture by
John Seward Johnson II, installed along Pacific Avenue in
Forest Grove, Oregon, United States. The
bronze sculpture depicts a man sitting on a bench and reading a newspaper. It measures approximately 4.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 ft, and rests on a concrete base which measures approximately 2.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 ft. The artwork was surveyed by the
Smithsonian Institution's "
Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.
See also
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1978 in art
Events from the year 1978 in art.
Events
* 27 June – ''Stitching the Standard'' by Edmund Leighton is sold at Sotheby's in Belgravia to a private collector.
Awards
* Archibald Prize: Brett Whiteley – ''Art, Life and the other thing''
* John ...
References
1978 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Oregon
Buildings and structures in Forest Grove, Oregon
Outdoor sculptures in Oregon
Sculptures by John Seward Johnson II
Sculptures of men in Oregon
Statues in Oregon
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