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The Newspaper Reader

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The Newspaper Reader
ArtistJohn Seward Johnson II
Year1978 (1978)
LocationForest Grove, Oregon, U.S.

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.[1]

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  1. ^ "The Newspaper Reader, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved November 21, 2020.