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Solar Semaphore, (sculpture). Artist:  Kirk, Jerome, 1923- , sculptor. Title:  Solar Semaphore, (sculpture). Dates:  1979. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stainless steel and aluminum, painted; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 19 x 8 x 3 ft. (1,200 lbs.). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract sculpture, painted red, consisting of a nineteen foot pointed shaft with two eight foot rings attached opposite one another at the top of the shaft. The rings are attached to the shaft with hinges that allow the circles to rock in the wind. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Landscape -- Weather -- Wind Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by M.E.A.N. Corporation, 920 O Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Located Centrum, 12th & O Streets, southwest corner, Lincoln, Nebraska Remarks:  Commissioned by Watson Centers Inc. According to the artist, the sculpture "symbolizes our relationship with the natural forces in our environment - the sun and wind." IAS files contain related articles from The Lincoln Star, Sept. 20, 1979, and Sept. 29, 1979; and a related excerpt from the brochure "Celebrate Lincoln Public Sculpture." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. SOS Assessment Award, 1997. 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 NE000186   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000186 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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