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    		• Gillespie, Dorothy,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Lafayette
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Launched Ribbon, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gillespie, Dorothy, 1920- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Launched Ribbon, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned Nov. 1982. Dedicated June 29, 1985.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: painted and polished aluminum over steel armature; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 15 x 11 x 8 ft.; Foundation: Diam. 18 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Strips of shiny aluminum form loops. Riveted to the strips are flat pieces of colored aluminum in many different shapes.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Lafayette
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Greater Lafayette Museum of Art, 101 South 9th Street, Lafayette, Indiana 47901
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture reflects one of Lafayette's most famous products--the technology and astronauts produced by Purdue University, according to Journal and Courier, June 26, 1985, pg. B1-B2, contained in IAS files. The sculpture was commissioned by the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art.
    References: 
    Save 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 IN000255
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