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Freeman, Gary,
Abstract -- Geometric
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Freeman, Gary, 1938- , sculptor.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Broken Walrus II, (sculpture).
Dates:
1973. Destroyed ca. 2008.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. W. 4 ft. L. 20 ft.; Flat concrete base: approx. W. 4 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A triangular shape on one end connects to a rectangular shape on the other end by two long beams. The beams extend from the top of the triangle, parallel to one another, gradually getting wider so they are the same width as the rectangle when they reach it. Described by the sculptor as looking like a grasshopper.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Destroyed.
Provenance:
Formerly administered by Borns Management, 200 South Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46225 1973-1995.
Formerly located Pickwick Place, 9200 Ditch Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260 1973-1995.
Formerly in the collection of Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1200 West 38th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-4196 1995-Dec. 2008.
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by Robert Borns for the Pickwick Place apartment complex developed by Borns Associates. After the Pickwick Place apartment complex was sold, sculpture was given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1995 by the Borns family (accession number was 1995.149). By 2008, the sculpture was severely rusted and was deaccessioned and disassembled.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1992.
Inventory staff, 2010.
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 IN000007
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