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    		• Love, Jim,
     
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    		• Architecture -- Vehicle
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Call Ernie, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Love, Jim, 1927-2005, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Call Ernie, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1985. Dedicated July 9, 1985.
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. W. 29 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Abstract sculpture of an airplane with its tail resting on the ground. A semi-circle of tubular steel is the cockpit. The nose of the plane is shaped like an oil derrick. The sculpture is painted blue and sits on a round concrete base.
    Subject: 
    Architecture -- Vehicle -- Airplane
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Houston, Aviation Department, 16930 Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77061
    Located William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas
    Remarks: 
    Nearby plaque: "Call Ernie. Steel. 1985. Donated with love to the people of Houston by Southwest Airlines. Artist Jim Love." The title of the sculpture is derived from an acquaintance of the artist named Ernie.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    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 TX000850
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