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    		• Kowal, Dennis,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Disaster -- Accident
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Cumberland
     
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    Odious Icon, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kowal, Dennis, 1937- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Odious Icon, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Ominous Icon, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Cast 1968. Dedicated 1970.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. 8 in.
    Description: 
    An abstract, biomorphic sculpture representing the impending damage of the atomic bomb on humanity. The sculpture is mounted on a circular base and placed between two reflecting pools.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object -- Weapon -- Ammunition
    Disaster -- Accident -- Explosion
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Cumberland
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Allegany Community College, Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, Maryland 21502
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was commissioned by Dr. Nicholas Giarritta and was donated to the college. IAS files contain an article from the Cumberland News, Oct. 2, 1970; and an excerpt from "The Buyers Guide to Contemporary Art," 1970-1971.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Cumberland News, Oct. 2, 1970.
    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 MD000418
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