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The Refugees, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, Dennis, 1942- , sculptor. Title:  The Refugees, (sculpture). Dates:  Feb. 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: 14 gauge and 16 gauge mild steel, welding rod; Base: 14 gauge sheet steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 5 x 16 x 2 ft. Description:  A group of seventeen abstract full-length figures. The figures are walking in the same direction along the ridge of a solid barricade-like base. Some of the figures carry personal belongings such as baskets and knapsacks. One of the figures wheels a cart. The steel sculpture stands on a sheet steel base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Military history Allegory -- Other -- Survival Figure group Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Weed Sculpture Owner:  Located Living Memorial Sculpture Garden, Highway 97, Weed, California Administered by Living Memorial Sculpture Garden, Board of Directors, c/o 2415 Breceda Lane, Montague, California 96064 Remarks:  The sculpture is one of nine installed in the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden. The garden was created by volunteers under the guidance of Ric deLugo as a memorial to war dead. Land for the garden was donated by the United States Forest Service. Funding for the sculpture was raised by donation. One of the figures in the sculpture was bent by vandals; the damage was repaired by the artist. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Pioneer Press, Feb. 22, 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. 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 CA001659   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001659 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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