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    		• Fry, Arch,
     
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    		• Burgett, Jim,
     
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    		• Alyeska Pipeline Company,
     
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    		• Landscape -- Road
     
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    		• Landscape -- Canyon
     
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    		• Landscape -- Alaska
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Valdez
     
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    		• Medallion
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Untitled), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Fry, Arch, sculptor.
    Burgett, Jim, contractor.
    Alyeska Pipeline Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    (Untitled), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1992. Dedicated May or June 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: slate facing over precast concrete and a bronze medallion; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. 1 in. x 76 in. x 24 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 72 x 16 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Incised in medallion:) COMMEMORATING/THE PIONEER ROADBUILDERS/OF ALASKA ON THE OCCASION OF/THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY/OF THE COMPLETION OF/THE ALASKA--CANADA/(ALCAN) HIGHWAY./DEDICATED JUNE, 1992 BY THE/CITIZENS OF VALDEZ, ALASKA unsigned
    Description: 
    Abstract sculpture consists of two vertical forms of different heights with a common base. The forms are joined in the middle by a round medallion which bears the inscription. The shape of the sculpture is meant to recall the Keystone Canyon and surrounding mountains of Valdez, through which the Alaska-Canada Highway runs.
    Subject: 
    Landscape -- Road -- Highway
    Landscape -- Canyon -- Keystone Canyon
    Landscape -- Alaska
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Valdez
    Medallion
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Valdez, Department of Parks & Recreation, P. O. Box 307, Valdez, Alaska 99686
    Located Richardson Highway, Valdez, Alaska
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    Commissioned by the City of Valdez to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Alaska-Canada Highway (Alcan). A time capsule is buried under the sculpture, to be opened at the 100th anniversary. The capsule was designed and constructed by Mike Buch's high school metals class. The SOS! survey form and plaque differ on the dedication date. For related reading, see the Valdez Star, May 1992, the Valdez Vanguard May 1992, and the Anchorage Daily News, May, 1992.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 AK000147
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