Word: putnam
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Putnam said he didn't know if the University would accept a work on the theme. "Of course the nature of the Segal work" led to its rejection, Putnam said, adding, "I think they might be worried about its effect on alumni funding and other things...
...York offer was withdrawn before any offical proposal was made to Harvard, Putnam said. He refused to estimate the value of the work, but said single Segal figures were selling for more than $50,000. The "Gay Liberation" piece, intended for outdoor display and made of white enamel and bronze, has four figures--a pair of men and a pair of women--and two park benches...
...Putnam expressed disappointment that Harvard had not taken the statue and said he had withdrawn the offer only because "it was very clear they didn't want it." The with-drawal is "firm and final," Putnam said, however. "I'll probably just sit on the statue for a while," he added...
...Harvard decides to commission any sculpture on the same theme, "we would very sympathetically consider funding it," Putnam said. "We would almost certainly do so," he added...
...work, originally planned for a park in New York City, hit political resistance there, Putnam said. "They said it might take ten years to make a final decision," he said, adding, "I was told the mayor wasn't anxious to push the thing, that it was ticklish politically...