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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Oil City
     
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    Oil City, Louisiana, "A City on the Ball", (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Allen, W. C., 1919- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Oil City, Louisiana, "A City on the Ball", (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Steel balls, steel beam, steel rig, and sheet metal, painted; Base: steel.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture and base: approx. H. 50 ft. x W. 12 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On rectangular sign below the large ball:) OIL CITY, LOUISIANA/"A CITY ON THE BALL"/W.C. "DUB" ALLEN & SONS
    Description: 
    A large silver ball surmounted by an oil well replica, tops a rectangular sign with two smaller silver balls hanging from the lower two corners of the sign. All are attached to a tall metal post.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Architecture -- Industry -- Refinery
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Oil City
    Billboard
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Dub Allen & Sons, 205 Red Oak Drive, P. O. Box 248, Oil City, Louisiana 71061
    Located At intersection of LA Highway 1 & Amarilis Drive, Oil City, Louisiana
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana 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 LA000278
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