Thinker on a Rock

{{Short description|Artwork by Barry Flanagan}}

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| title = Thinker on a Rock

| image = Utrecht Thinker On A Rock (2002).jpg

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| artist = Barry Flanagan

| year = 1997

| type = sculpture

| height_metric = 334.0

| width_metric = 257.8

| length_metric = 181.6

| height_imperial = 10

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| width_imperial = 8

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| length_imperial = 5

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| city = Washington, D.C.

| museum = National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

| coordinates = {{coord|38|53|27.84|N|77|1|20.36|W|type:landmark_region:US_dim:2}}

| owner = National Gallery of Art

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Thinker on a Rock is a bronze sculpture by Barry Flanagan.[http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=FX01327960E26.20894&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!338955~!1&ri=2&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=thinker+on+a+rock&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=2#focus "Thinker on a Rock, (sculpture)"]. SIRIS

Brian Ferriso, executive director of the Philbrook Museum of Art, said:

"The playful subject matter clearly references several art historical traditions, including that of Rodin. In addition to the subject, this work's expressive nature encapsulates the artist's unique ability to create three-dimensional 'gestural' drawings with bronze."

There are eight casts of the work, with six of them installed at:

1. Washington University in St. Louis[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1RW7_Thinker_On_Rock_Washington_University_St_Louis Thinker On Rock Washington University in St Louis]
2. John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park, Des Moines, Iowa[http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM969N_Thinker_on_the_Rock_Des_Moines_IA Thinker on the Rock Des Moines IA]
3. Utrecht, Netherlands[http://wikimapia.org/6442098/Thinker-on-Rock Thinker on Rock, wikimapia]
4. O’Connell Street in Dublin{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=DITD012 Thinker on Rock {{!}} Dublin City Council|url=https://www.dublincity.ie/image/libraries/ditd012-thinker-rock|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619152645/https://www.dublincity.ie/image/libraries/ditd012-thinker-rock|archive-date=2020-06-19|access-date=2020-06-19|website=www.dublincity.ie}}
5. Philbrook Museum of Art, in Tulsa, Oklahoma{{Cite web|last=Watts Jr.|first=James D.|date=2006-07-19|title=Hop to it|url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/hop-to-it/article_f9b68f94-56af-5cf3-b7f4-39d136a8c020.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619151641/https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/hop-to-it/article_f9b68f94-56af-5cf3-b7f4-39d136a8c020.html|archive-date=2020-06-19|access-date=2020-06-19|website=Tulsa World|language=en}}
6. The National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, in Washington, D.C.{{cite web |url=http://www.nga.gov/feature/sculpturegarden/sculpture/sculpture9.shtm |title=National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden |accessdate=2017-02-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527180834/http://www.nga.gov/feature/sculpturegarden/sculpture/sculpture9.shtm |archivedate=2010-05-27 }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0006300.htm |title=Thinker on a Rock at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. |access-date=2011-02-24 |archive-date=2016-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306015138/http://dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0006300.htm |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cambridge2000.com/gallery/html/P32019343e.html|title=Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden: Thinker on a Rock}}