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Falsetti, Joe,
Figure group -- Family
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Columbia
Sculpture
Family Unity, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Falsetti, Joe, sculptor.
Title:
Family Unity, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Between 1964 and 1968.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Cor-Ten steel;
Sculpture
base: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 7 ft. x 6 ft. x 15 1/2 in.;
Sculpture
base: approx. 3/4 x 60 x 28 in.; Base: approx. 14 in. x 79 1/2 in. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaque on concrete base:) Family Unity/by/Joseph Falsetti unsigned
Description:
Abstract
sculpture
with cutout figures representing a family
--
the parents surrounding and embracing two children. The
sculpture
is mounted upon a rectangular base.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Family
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Missouri
--
Columbia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of
Missouri
, Campus Facilities, General Services Building, 900 East Stadium,
Columbia
,
Missouri
65211
Located University of
Missouri
, Stanley Courtyard, next to Stanley Hall,
Columbia
,
Missouri
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was sponsored by a grant from the University of
Missouri
Research Council, for experimentation with Cor-Ten steel. The
sculpture
is a replacement for another piece of the same title done by the artist in epoxy resin and dedicated at the University's Homecoming in 1964 (see IAS record MO000387). The Cor-Ten steel piece was erected sometime before 1968.
IAS files a transcription of a nearby plaque, and articles from The Faculty Bulletin 4 (University of Missouri-Columbia) (Oct. 18, 1968): pg. 1; and
Columbia
Missourian, Weekend Magazine section, Oct. 25, 1991, pg. 11.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Missouri
survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Faculty Bulletin (University of Missouri-Columbia) 4 (Oct. 18, 1968): pg. 1.
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 MO000360
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MO000360
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