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Bass, Jim,
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape -- Plain
Ceremony -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
Sculpture
Centennial Contemplation, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bass
,
Jim
,
1933-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Centennial Contemplation, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Prairie Earth Series: Centennial Contemplation, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1987. 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: silicon bronze with patina; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 x 6 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 6 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(East side, bottom of sculpture:)
BASS
'92 signed
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape -- Plain
Ceremony -- Other -- Anniversary
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Nebraska Wesleyan University, Department of Art, Lucas Hall, 5000 St. Paul Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska 68504
Located Nebraska Wesleyan University, South of the Smith-Curtis Building, Lincoln, Nebraska
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates the centennial of Nebraska Wesleyan University. The commission for the sculpture was one of two resulting from the Centennial Outdoor Sculpture Show at Nebraska Wesleyan in 1988 held in connection with the Central Time Zone Sculpture Symposium. These activities were sponsored by the Nebraska Wesleyan Art Council which assumed responsibility for funding the project. IAS files contain articles from the Lincoln Journal-Star dated June 12, 1992 and June 14, 1992 and transcriptions on adjacent plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska 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 NE000015
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NE000015
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