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Documented artwork / site-specific willow installation

Cursive Takes a Holiday

Patrick Dougherty

Credit as documented: Patrick Dougherty

Cursive Takes a Holiday extends Patrick Dougherty's schoolhouse setting at Tippet Rise into the surrounding landscape. Built in July 2022 from locally harvested willow, it begins at the porch roof and curls outward toward the woods. The artist likens its looping edges to handwriting released from the classroom's ruled lines. Tippet Rise identifies the work as a companion to Daydreams, the earlier sculpture in and on the schoolhouse, and describes connected circular spaces that visitors can enter and leave.

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Verified artwork imageImage: stickwork.net ↗Photograph: James Florio. Artwork: Patrick Dougherty. (as credited at source)

At a glance

Year / version
2022 (July)
Materials
locally harvested willow
Documented setting
outdoor
Dimensions
90 × 20 feet; 14 feet tall (artist).
Dimensions apply to
Dimensions describe Cursive Takes a Holiday, not Daydreams or the schoolhouse building.
Availability
Unconfirmed

Places & versions

Installation history

Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.

  1. 2022

    Tippet Rise Art Center, Montana

    Site
    Tippet Rise Art Center
    City
    Fishtail
    State / region
    MT
    Country
    United States (inferred; not independently confirmed)

    Installation details checked 2026-10-17. Supporting source ↗.

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Materials and construction

Dougherty publishes a ninety-by-twenty-foot footprint and fourteen-foot height for the 2022 work. These measurements are distinct from the older school's interior installation and from the replica building itself.

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