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Moore, Henry,
Hermann Noack Bildgiesseri,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae, (sculpture).
Artist:
Moore, Henry, 1898-1986, sculptor.
Hermann Noack Bildgiesseri, founder.
Title:
Three Piece No. 3: Vertebrae, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Vertebrae #3, (sculpture).
Vertebra #3, (sculpture)/
Dates:
Cast 1968. Dedicated Oct. 7, 1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 37 x 42 x 42 in.; Base: approx. 40 x 48 x 96 in.
Inscription:
Front right, at top of base: MOORE/ 3/8 (Lower right front base:) H. NOACK, BERLIN (Front right, at top of base:) HENRY SPENCER MOORE/BRITISH B. 1898 D. 1986/Three Piece No. 3 Vertebrae/Cast Bronze 1968/Donated by friends and/franchisees of Pizza Hut. Inc./1978.88 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Three abstract forms set atop bronze base.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Wichita Art Museum, 619 Stackman Drive, Wichita, Kansas 67203
Remarks:
The sculpture was cast in 1968 and sold to Dorsky Galleries. It was purchased from Dorsky by Pizza Hut, Inc. franchise holders (in recognition of the contributions of Frank & Dan Carney, the corporation's cofounders) and given to the Art Museum in 1978. The sculpture is the third of eight casts. IAS files contain articles from Kansas, 4th issue, 1979; from Wichita Beacon, Oct. 24, 1977; Nov. 14, 1977, and The Wichita Eagle-Beacon, Dec. 16, 1983. IAS files also contain related articles and announcements appearing in The Wichita Art Museum Newsletter (1978) and other community and organizational newsletters.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 82.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Wichita Beacon, Oct, 24, 1977.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita: KS, Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 12.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 82.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 88410014
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