Easthampton City Arts – Easthampton Bear Fest
Auction Ends: Oct 14, 2009 11:00 PM EDT

Large Bear

'Something's Fishy'

"Something's Fishy"

Item Number
106
Leading Bid
610 USD
Number of Bids
6  -  Bid History

Live Event Item

After the online close, this item went to a Live Event for further bidding.

Item Description

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Gregory Stone, a painter and sculptor living in Northampton, MA, holds a BFA in Painting and an MFA in Sculpture both from Boston University, School for the Arts.  Stone currently works as a painting instructor at Hill Institute in Florence, MA and has previously instructed at Guild Studio School in Northampton, MA and at Boston University.  His work has been exhibited in more than forty one-person shows and dozens of group exhibits and has been commissioned several times, most recently by Cooley-Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA.  Stone has earned numerous awards and fellowships including the Springfield Cultural Council Grant (supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council) in 1999, the Charles A. Stein Award for Excellence in the Communication Arts in 1996, and the Seal of Commonwealth, Boston, MA in 1985.   His work can be seen on his webpage: http://www.gregorystoneartist.com/

Item Special Note

This bear is a large bear.  The measurements are as follows:

Height:  54" from tip of feet to top of ears, 44" from base (where the bottom sits on base) to ears.

Width: circumference - approximately 92" around at the widest point (around the paws and back).  Footprint width is 21" and depth is 31".

Weight:  This bear weighs approximately 45 lbs.

Other useful information: The bear will come with the log that it was displayed on in the exhibit, and will include the plaque on the log. 

The bear is coated with a UV protective clear coat so that the paint will not fade with exposure to the sun.