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Nevelson, Louise,
Abstract
Allegory -- Time
Sculpture
Night Tree, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988, sculptor.
Title:
Night Tree, (sculpture).
Dates:
1971. Installed 1974 (?).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Cor-Ten steel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 105 in. x W. 40 in; Base: approx. H. 24 in. x W. 24 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Time -- Night
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Wichita State University, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, 1845 North Fairmount, Wichita, Kansas 67260 Accession Number: 74.80
Provenance:
Acquired Oct. 11, 1974.
Remarks:
Purchase by Student Government Association.
The sculpture was acquired from the artist in 1974 and purchased with funds from student privilege fund. The sculpture was originally sited on campus outside the museum. At time of 1993 SOS! survey, sculpture was located inside museum foyer. IAS files contain catalog sheet from Wichita State University, dated Nov. 12, 1974.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Wichita State University, Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art, "Edwin A. Ulrich Museum of Art," 1980.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 79.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 23.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 79.
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 75005007
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75005007
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