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Del Pasado al Futuro, (sculpture). Artist:  Armijo, Federico, 1948- , sculptor. Title:  Del Pasado al Futuro, (sculpture). Other Titles:  (From the Past to the Future), (sculpture). Dates:  August 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: travertine marble from Belen and stainless steel; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 14 1/2 ft. x 5 ft. x 19 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 22 x 62 x 35 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two large marble columns stand side by side with stainless steel poles standing approximately one foot higher in front and in back of the proper right column. On top of the front pole is a triangular form that points upwards to the proper left. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Located New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road N.W., Back entrance, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104 Remarks:  The stone part of the sculpture represents the past; the polished stainless steel pole represents man's progressive scientific knowledge through time; the stainless steel sphere represents accumulation of all man's knowledge to the present; and the stainless steel triangular form represents the unknown and the future. IAS files contain transcriptions on adjacent plaque and a flyer from the Museum of Natural History in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Work was commissioned through the Art in Public Places program of the New Mexico Arts Division of the Office of Cultural Affairs. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. 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 NM000003   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000003 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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