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Home My WebLink AboutMy Sixteen-Year-Old Jazz Dreams - Seward JohnsonCity of Carmel Carmel Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Art Installation Proposal to CPAAC Original Submission Date: Intake Form Updated: 2 13 2023 Intake Form Updated:, Intake Form Updated: ProGosed Public Art Information: Title: My Sixteen -Year -Old Jazz Dreams Artist: Seward Johnson (deceased) Medium: Three (3) life -like bronze sculptures and extensive instruments 1) Hoagie Carmichael on the Piano 2) Gene Krupa on Drums 3) Milt Hinton on Double Bass Cost: $432,000 total for three sculptures Artist Location: The Seward Johnson Atelier, 14 Fairgrounds Road, Suite A, Hamilton, NJ 08619 Dimensions: Life -like sculptures and instruments — please see attached photos Anticipated Maintenance Required, Schedule and Cost: All routine and required maintenance will be handled by staff of the Carmel Street Dept. who have been trained on the care of Seward Johnson sculptures. Was this specific art installation competitively bid? No Has this specific art been through all required city ordinance/department review and complied? (For ex., signage or engineering ordinances) Yes X No Is there a need for city legal review? Yes No X If so, what was the outcome and date? Contract to be executed between the Carmel Redevelopment Commission and The Seward Johnson Atelier Proposed Public Art Location: Location: On sidewalk by Palladium, by the Beautiful Riff jazz trio on south side of building Modifications Needed to Location (including pedestals and hardscape): None Statement supporting chosen art, artist and location: The City of Carmel has a well-known outdoor museum of Seward Johnson sculptures. The final three pieces of the musical group is a Rev. 4.18.21 THIS PAGE TO BE COMPLETED BY SUBMITTER fitting addition to the collection and is highly appropriate for display outside the Palladium, which is on the grounds of the Center for the Performing Arts. Please submit photo or sketch of proposed art, artist bio, and location photo along with any plans for area around location if changing. Attached Please also provide information and pictures or sketch of other art considered for this location including artist bios. Submitter Information. Name/Title/Department: Sharon Kibbe Phone Number: Mayor's Office Contact Information for More Information: Name/Title/Department: Henry Mestetsky Phone Number: Executive Director Carmel Redevelopment Commission Contact is highly encouraged to attend next CPAAC meeting to discuss this submission. Meetings are held third Tuesday of each month at 7PM in the City Hall Caucus Room Received by CPAAC by: Date Received: Carmel Public Art Advisory Committee (CPAAC) Feedback Part 1. General Information Meeting Date: /21/2023 Proposal representative present: Is submission complete? Yes No If not, what other information is needed? Part2. Feedback and Vote -Whether the City should Acquire the Public Art A. CPAAC individual member vote on whether the City should acquire the public art: Yes No Abstain Not Present B. Full CPAAC recommendation on acquisition of public art based upon member vote: Rev.4.18.21 THIS PAGE TO BE COMPLETED BY CPAAC Support Undecided Does Not Support C. CPAAC Comments from Carmel Public Art Discussion Points (below*): The majority of CPAAC members voiced that, with these additions, Carmel has now reached a saturation point with Seward Johnson sculptures for multiple reasons and that the City should not acquire additional examples. Part 3. Feedback and Vote — Location of Public Art A. CPAAC individual member vote on proposed location: Acceptable Not Acceptable Abstain Not Present 0 B. Full CPAAC recommendation on proposed location of public art based upcn member vote: Support Undecided Does Not Support C. CPAAC Comments as to propposed locatio At the time of the meeting, Mr. Mestetsky was unable to report the precise intended location of the sculptures, but rather reported generally that they sculptures would be on the grounds of the Center for Perf'g Arts. CPAAC members offered that they should be placed as to not impede foot traffic or invite vandalism if possible. *Carmel Public Art Discussion Points Artist • Background/Resume • Vision Statement • Currently in Carmel collection or new • Fine arts foundry or fabrication studio utilized Art Features • Medium/style/size • Longevity/timelessness • Thematic or stand alone Impact on Residents, Visitors, and Businesses • Reinforce city image/brand • Enhance residential quality of life • Encourage economic development • Improve visitor experience • Strengthen sense of place (historical and cultural ties) • Reflect core values • Inspire, educate, engage Other Rev.4.18.21 THIS PAGE TO BE COMPLETED BY CPAAC • Cost • City communications plan • Expressed public input and/or anticipated public response • Maintenance plan and budget • Address/Fulfill a need(s) Ltnow'nous Aroves,,( Cg-0 - Final Resolution on Proposal by Cit of Carmel: Date Resolution Entered: aj1 &I 0a � , 0-1- Rev. 4.18.22 THIS PAGE TO BE COMPLETED BY CPAAC PROPOSAL MY SIXTEEN -YEAR -OLD JAZZ DREAMS Bronze Sculpture By Seward Johnson Description: Hoagie Carmichael - Piano 160,000 Gene Krupa - Drums 160,000 Milt Hinton - Double Bass 130,000 3 figures and extensive instruments Realistic paint/patina finishes Total 450,000 Reduction to Carmel, IN Price $ 432,000 77- 44F -27 'he W-7 The piece titled "My Sixteen -Year -Old Jazz Dreams," consists of six life-sized bronzes featuring Johnson's uniquely realistic figures playing the trumpet, soprano sax, trombone, piano, drums, and double bass. This six -figure grouping was created by Seward Johnson to capture the memories he had of being age 16 and frequenting jazz clubs in New Jersey and New York City. He was in awe of the various players and the way they communicated so completely with one another in their silent language. Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden, Sydney Bechet, Hoagie Carmichael, Gene Krupa, and Milt Hinton round out this sextet of greats. Seward Johnson is known for his passion for detail and uncanny realism. The series !cons Revisited explores images of people or events capturing a moment that has stayed current and become larger than Eife as time passes. ABOUT THE ARTIST Seward Johnson 1930 — 2020 Artist Seward Johnson, the 2019 ISC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, is often hailed in the press as "America's most popular sculptor." Johnson began as an oil painter. In 1968, he journeyed into the medium of sculpture where he found his passion — creating a variety of artworks that pay homage to contemporary life, in its most mundane and exquisite detail. Johnson is admired for his uncanny ability to celebrate the visceral moment with superb realism and deft humor. During his over 50 years as a sculptor Johnson made a significant and lasting impact on the landscape of public art. Today, there are more than 300 works in cast bronze featured in public spaces, sculpture gardens, private collections and museums across the globe including London, Paris, New York, Rome, Sydney, Washington, Los Angeles, Berlin, Madrid, Kiev and Hong Kong. Johnson's renderings of images from the Impressionist canvases have graced the parks of Paris, and the pieces from his Icons Revisited series, both life-size and monumental, have delighted viewers and art lovers in Australia, China and elsewhere. The works of Seward Johnson invite viewers to examine, as well as celebrate, our essential lifestyles, habits and contemporary culture. His oeuvre is a mirror. One that reflects both the common and the siblime. CONTACT: Paula Stoeke, Curator The Seward Johnson Atelier 310 600 6499 info@sewardiohnsonatelier.org www.sewardiohnsonatelier.orR Proposal submitted January 2022