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Przybyla, Joanna,
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Saint Mary of the Woods
Bench
Sculpture
All Human Activities Result from the Conservation of Trees, (sculpture).
Artist:
Przybyla, Joanna, sculptor.
Title:
All Human Activities Result from the Conservation of Trees, (sculpture).
Dates:
Nov. 1992. Copyrighted Nov. 1992. Dedicated Dec. 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: beech and other native woods, steel staples and straps; Foundation: cement and ash mixture.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. x Diam. 6 ft.; Foundation: approx. H. 2 ft. x Diam. 8 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Large split segments of beech and other native Indiana trees are clustered together and embedded in an underground cement foundation. Large steel staples link the exterior logs, while steel straps connect the interior circle of logs. An accompanying split beech bench is near the sculpture.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Saint Mary of the Woods
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Saint Mary of the Woods College, Office of the President, Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana 47876
Located Saint Mary of the Woods College, Saint Mary of the Woods, Indiana
Remarks:
The theme of the sculpture is unity, order and structure in natural systems. Nearby plaque reads: "ALL HUMAN ACTIVITIES RESULT FROM THE OBSERVATION OF TREES"/Joanna Przybyla/Visiting Artist/1992
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
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 IN000552
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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