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Ramses Commemorative, (sculpture). Artist:  Easley, William, 1944- , sculptor. Title:  Ramses Commemorative, (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted Texas limestone. Dimensions:  Approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 2 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On rear of pillar:) COMMEMORATING THE EXHIBITION/RAMSES THE GREAT/MARCH 5-AUGUST 27, 1989/SPONSORED BY THE DALLAS MUSEUM/OF NATURAL HISTORY/IN COOPERATION WITH/THE EGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES ORGANIZATION/AND THE CITY OF DALLAS//THE SCULPTURE SHOWS RAMSES/OFFERING WINE TO OSIRIS/LORD OF THE UNDERWORLD/FOR HIS SUCCESSFUL/JOURNEY/TO DALLAS, TEXAS//THE SCULPTURE SPONSORED BY/MR. & MRS. DAN M. CAIN/MR. & MRS. SAM P. BURFORD, JR./WILLIAM M. HOOTKINS//SCULPTOR-WILLIAM EASLEY unsigned Description:  Stele with a scene in bas-relief of the Egyptian gods Ramses and Osiris. Ramses is offering Osiris wine. A large bird flies overhead and there is a table with a bowl of objects between the two figures. Ramses wears a skirt and a long headpiece. Osiris wears a long swaddled garment and a long headpiece. Ancient Egyptian writing symbols are incised under the relief and in the background. Subject:  Mythology -- Egyptian -- Ramses Animal -- Bird Object -- Foodstuff -- Wine Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas Stele Relief Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Dallas, Department of Park & Recreation, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Coadministered by Museum of Natural History Association, Dallas, Texas Located Fair Park, 1st Avenue & Grand Fair Park, Dallas, Texas 75226 Remarks:  This sculpture commemorates an exhibit entitled "Ramses the Great" at the Dallas Museum of Natural History, March 5-August 27, 1989. The sculpture was sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Dan M. Cain, Mr. & Mrs. Sam P. Burford Jr. and William M. Hootkins. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992. 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 TX000234   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000234 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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