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    		• O'Brien, John,
     
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    		• Saladee, James,
     
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    		• Arena, Frank,
     
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    		• Indiana Limestone Company,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Egyptian
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Sphinx, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    O'Brien, John, sculptor.
    Saladee, James, sculptor.
    Arena, Frank, 1899- , sculptor.
    Indiana Limestone Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Sphinx, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1984.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Limestone.
    Dimensions: 
    3 parts. (Part 1: approx. H. 4 ft. W. 3 ft. L. 7 ft.) (Part 2: approx. H. 3 1/2 ft. W. 2 ft. L. 6 ft.) (Part 3: approx. H. 6 ft. W. 2 ft. L. 3 1/2 ft.).
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A series of three steps in the creation of a final sculpture of a sphinx are shown here: the first is an uncarved limestone block. The second has been partially sculpted, a simple form with no detail. The third is the finished sphinx. The three forms are set in a row, parallel to one another.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx
    Allegory -- Other -- Progress
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Children's Museum of Indianapolis, 3000 North Meridian, P. O. Box 3000, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000023
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