G.W., Jr. ▬ A tribute in sculpture
to jazz musician Grover Washington, Jr.
Grover
Washington, Jr. died suddenly on
This sculptor’s response was moved by sadness and a
motivation to create a sculpture in his honor. Keeping within the framework of
Necktie Sculpture, papiér maché would become the medium for this sculpture
rather than bronze. The sculptor gathered various newspapers that were
published at the time of his death, and he separated the pages according to
color and image content. There was a photo of him playing his sax. He was
wearing a green sport jacket and tie, pleated black trousers, shinny shoes, and
holding his sax. This image would be the inspirational model for the sculptor
to follow. His green sport jacket would be made from green-colored newspapers;
his dress shirt from a comic strip; his black trousers from black-colored
newspapers; his saxophone from yellow and gold-colored newspapers, and so on.
The “pose” was Grover Washington, Jr. playing his sax. And, his “head” or the
knot of the tie would represent a collage of achievement. After weeks of work, G.W., Jr. was ready, except for one thing: It needed a base. A
stage was needed, a playing environment. Not an ordinary stage, but something
special. With the proper lighting, “he” must look like he is on a real stage in
performance. The unusual yet something identifiable was needed if possible. Movement? How? Reflection? Shape? Trapezoid? Unleveled? Finally, the concept of the base as a stage
became a working idea, then a reality. The shinny black marble base reflects
the colors and movement of G.W., Jr., a sculpture dedicated to a great jazz musician.
Measurements
Height of Papier Mache Base Total Height
of Papier Mache and Base |
► 6’ (183 cm) ► Black
Marble: 3‘ x
54” (91 cm x
137 cm) ►
Front to Back: 54
“ (137 cm) ►
Front (Left to Right): 3’ x 22” h (91 cm x
56 cm) ►
Back (Left to
Right): 26“ x
17” h. (66 cm x 43 cm) ► 8’ (244 cm) |
$175,000.00
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