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    		• Shaw, Don,
     
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    		• Wright, Mitch,
     
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    		• Animal -- Squirrel
     
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    		• Animal -- Deer
     
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    		• Animal -- Horse
     
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    		• Animal -- Fish
     
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    		• Animal -- Cattle
     
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    		• Animal -- Rabbit
     
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    		• Animal -- Dog
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Batesville
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Ark, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Shaw, Don, 1934- , sculptor.
    Wright, Mitch, assistant.
    Title: 
    The Ark, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Spring 1998. Dedicated May 18, 1998.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Plate steel.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. H. 7 ft. x W. 7 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A two-dimensional, steel-plate sculpture composed of silhouette style images of animals affixed to and around a half arch. The animals include a squirrel, a deer, a horse, fish, cattle, a rabbit, a dog, and a bird.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Squirrel
    Animal -- Deer
    Animal -- Horse
    Animal -- Fish
    Animal -- Cattle
    Animal -- Rabbit
    Animal -- Dog
    Animal -- Bird
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Batesville
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Batesville Junior High School, 2 School Road, Batesville, Arkansas 72501
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture cost approximately $385. A sign in front of sculpture reads: THE ARK/1998/A SCULPTURE MADE IN COLLABORATION WITH ARTIST/MENTOR D.E.SHAW AND THE 8TH AND 9TH GRADE/ART STUDENTS OF MR. MITCH WRIGHT./THIS PROJECT WAS SUPPORTED BY BATESVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL, THE ARKANSAS ARTS COUNCIL,/BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS. The sculpture is one of two created by the students. (For other sculpture see IAS AR000297). The images reflect the students interests in local wildlife, and the animals were created from the students' drawings. IAS files contain an article from the Batesville Daily Guard, April 22, 1998; and the artist's prospectus for the project.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1998.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Batesville Daily Guard, April 22, 1998.
    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 AR000296
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