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Mitchell, Donald C.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Senses
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado
Sculpture
Is Anyone Listening?, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Mitchell, Donald C., 1938- , sculptor.
Title:
Is Anyone Listening?, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Nov. 5, 1990. Dedicated July 10, 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Cor-Ten steel, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 6 ft. (420 lbs.).
Inscription:
DM 1990 1/3 signed
Description:
Abstract
sculpture
with fanciful shapes, ending with three support legs bolted to concrete caissons. On sections there are bolts that are integrated into the piece. The
sculpture
is painted with enamel in an abstract manner using black linear elements that mimic the shapes in the
sculpture
.
Sculpture
is painted yellow, red, blue, white, and flat black.
Subject:
Abstract
--
Geometric
Allegory
--
Senses
--
Hearing
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Colorado
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Vail, Community Development, Art in Public Places, 75 South Frontage Road, Vail,
Colorado
81657
Located Lionshead Centre, Vail
Colorado
Provenance:
Formerly located Arnesen Fine Art, East Lionshead Circle, Vail,
Colorado
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was purchased for $6,000 by the Vail Valley Arts Council in honor of Arne Hanson, a local art gallery owner. The
sculpture
is one in an edition of three and was originally located in front of Hansen's gallery, Arnesen Fine Art, in Vail,
Colorado
. It was dedicated at its new site on July 10, 1993, as part of the 10th Annual Vail Arts Festival.
Nearby plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF/ARNE HANSEN/GIFT FROM THE VAIL VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL/"IS ANYONE LISTENING"/DONALD MITCHELL/MAY 12, 1992. IAS files contain correspondence dated April 13, 1992 from artist, with installation instructions; and newspaper articles from the Vail Daily dated July 8, 1993, p. 5, and July 10, 1993.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Colorado
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Vail Daily, July 10, 1993.
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 CO000589
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000589
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