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Urbanbound, (sculpture). Artist:  Pershall, Tom E., sculptor. Title:  Urbanbound, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Urban Bound, (sculpture). Red Poles Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Installed Aug. 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fiberglass poles, painted red, poly rope wrap, bronze bolts and brass spikes. Dimensions:  Approx. 40 ft. x 26 in. x 26 in. Inscription:  (On plaque:) TOM PERSHALL/URBANBOUND/RED FIBERGLASS POLES/BLACK POLY ROPE/BRONZE EYEBOLTS/MADE POSSIBLE BY FIBERCAST unsigned Description:  Abstract sculpture is comprised of three poles bound together with black coiled rope. According to the artist, the sculpture represents "the binding restrictions of urban living while mirroring a religious altarpiece or triptych to bring out a ritualistic and spiritual meaning for individual introspection." Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tulsa, River Park Authority, 707 South Houston, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74202 Located Riverside Drive at 15th Street, east bank of the Arkansas River, Tulsa, Oklahoma Remarks:  Installation costs were covered by Fibercast. IAS files contain related articles from Tulsa World, March 26, 1992 and Intermission, a publication of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, May 26, 1996. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Intermission (Tulsa Performing Arts Center), May 26, 1996: cover. 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 OK000260   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OK000260 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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