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Vigilance, (sculpture). Artist:  Riu, Victor, 1887-1974, sculptor. Title:  Vigilance, (sculpture). Dates:  1967. Dedicated 1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stone; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 4 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. x 6 ft. 5 in. x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On lower proper right of figure:) V RIU/67 signed Description:  An abstract sculpture of a woman with hair pulled back and head turned to the proper right. Her proper left hand supports her from behind. Her torso is cut off at the waist and appears to be emerging from a mound of rock that extends out to her proper right. Subject:  Abstract Figure female Ethnic -- Indian Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Muhlenberg College, Martin Art Gallery, 2400 West Chew Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104 Located Muhlenberg College, Parents' Plaza near entrance to Seegers Union, Allentown, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Plaque next to sculpture reads: VIGILANCE/BY VICTOR RIU/THE CLASS OF 1973/IN MEMORY OF/SIDNEY G. WEIKERT. The sculpture is an interpretation of the American Indian. IAS files contain a related article from The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), Feb. 9, 1974. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. 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 PA001318   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001318 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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