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Archipenko, Alexander,
Abstract
Figure female
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Kansas City
Sculpture
Iron Figures, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Archipenko, Alexander, 1887-1964, sculptor.
Title:
Iron Figures, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Iron Figure, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Sept. 1950-Nov. 1950. Installed Dec. 1950.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: sheet iron; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
2 parts.
Sculpture
: each approx. H. 14 ft.; Base: each approx. 6 ft. 10 in. x 53 in. x 53 in.
Description:
A pair of identical abstract forms with curves suggesting female figures. Each is mounted on a concrete base, one on either side of the entrance to a limited access road.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure female
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Missouri
--
Kansas
City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Missouri-Kansas
City
, Administration, 5200 Rockhill Road,
Kansas
City
,
Missouri
64110
Located University of Missouri-Kansas
City
, 5200 Rockhill Road, Entrance,
Kansas
City
,
Missouri
Provenance:
Formerly located University of
Kansas
City
, 5200 Rockhill Road, Entrance,
Kansas
City
,
Missouri
Remarks:
Archipenko created this pair of sculptures while serving as artist-in-residence during the university's fall semester of 1950. The University of
Missouri
-
Kansas
City
was called the University of
Kansas
City
at that time. IAS contains copy of magazine article, Millstein, Cydney, "Last Month's Architest Answer: Archipenko Iron
Sculpture
, 5200 Rockhill Rd.,
Kansas
City
,"
Kansas
City
Live! (Spring 1992): pg. 55, which discusses the creation of the
sculpture
.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Missouri
,
Kansas
City
survey, 1994.
Millstein, Cydney, "Last Month's Architest Answer: Archipenko Iron
Sculpture
, 5200 Rockhill Rd.,
Kansas
City
,"
Kansas
City
Live! (Spring 1992): pg. 55.
Index of American
Sculpture
, University of Delaware, 1985.
City
of
Kansas
City
, Municipal Art Commission, 1976.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Millstein, Cydney, "Last Month's Architest Answer: Archipenko Iron
Sculpture
, 5200 Rockhill Rd.,
Kansas
City
,"
Kansas
City
Live! (Spring 1992): pg. 55.
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 76000910
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