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Elwanger, Carl,
Myers, Larry,
Guethe, Denise,
Abstract
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Jeffersonville
Sculpture
Untitled, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Elwanger, Carl, d. 1993, sculptor.
Myers, Larry, designer.
Guethe, Denise, fabricator.
Title:
Untitled, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
This is Life, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
ca. 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Metal, wood.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 25 ft. x 15 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(Artist's signature on ball) (Fabricator's signature on ball) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A colossal set of scales, each holding a sphere. One sphere is labeled "Love"; the other "Everything Else." The scales are suspended by industrial hooks from a metal crossbar. Below each scale is a pyramid which sits directly on the ground. The pyramid beneath the Love sphere, reads: "Not Engough"; the other pyramid is labled "Too Much. The scales tip in favor of "Love."
Subject:
Abstract
Object
--
Tool
--
Scale
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Indiana
--
Jeffersonville
Sculpture
Owner:
Montel Metals, 1275 Dutch Lane,
Jeffersonville
,
Indiana
47130
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was originally conceived as a fountain; but insurance concerns resulted in design change.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Indiana
survey, 1993.
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 IN001093
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
IN001093
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