''Counterpoint'' is a 1979

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by Dennis Smith, installed in

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, United States.

Description and history

The artwork includes two figure groups, both of which measure approximately and rest concrete bases which measure approximately . One statue depicts a man with a boy on his shoulders and the other depicts a woman swinging a girl around. The sculpture was surveyed by the

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References

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