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Liberman, Alexander,
Abstract -- Geometric
Mythology -- Classical
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Sculpture
Prometheus, (sculpture).
Artist:
Liberman
,
Alexander
,
1912-1999
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Prometheus, (sculpture).
Dates:
1964.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Aluminum, painted black and white.
Dimensions:
240 x 240 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Mythology -- Classical -- Prometheus
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Minnesota, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Accession Number: 68.6
Located University of Minnesota, Anderson Hall, north facade, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Provenance:
Gift of Lieberman,
Alexander
,
Exhibitions:
New York World's Fair, New York, 1964-1965.
Remarks:
Commissioned by architect Philip Johnson in 1964 for the New York World's Fair. IAS files contain copies from Colin Naylor's "Contemporary Artists," Chicago: St. James, 1989, pg. 558-560, which discusses this sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
University Art Museum, 1969, 1988.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
"American Paintings and Sculpture in the University Art Museum," Minneapolis, MN: University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, 1986, pg. 505.
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 76000065
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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