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    		• Bladen, Ronald,
     
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    		• Robert C. Walcott Company,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Oracle's Vision, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bladen, Ronald, 1918-1988, sculptor.
    Robert C. Walcott Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Oracle's Vision, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1979-1981. Dedicated Sept. 1981.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Painted aluminum; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    12 x 15 x 12 x 2 ft. (4,500 lbs.).
    Description: 
    A large abstract sculpture with an open design and angular overhangs. The sculpture is painted black.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Springfield
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Springfield, Department of Parks and Recreation, 76 East High Street, Springfield, Ohio 45502
    Located City Hall, East High Street, Plaza, Springfield, Ohio
    Remarks: 
    Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $40,000 given in 1978 to the City of Springfield. Additional funding was provided by the Board of Realtors ($15,000), in-kind gift from the Building Trades Council ($5,000), and the City of Springfield Permanent Improvement Fund ($20,000).
    References: 
    Smith, Richard P., Mrs., 1999, 2000, 2012.
    Shoppers News (Springfield, OH), Oct. 6, 1981, pg. 20.
    Springfield Daily News, Oct. 4 and Oct. 16, 1981.
    Sun News (Springfield, OH), Jan. 31, 2000, pg. 7A.
    Sun News (Springfield, OH), Nov. 4, 2011, pg. 6-7.
    Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Shoppers News (Springfield, OH), Oct. 6, 1981, pg. 20.
    Sun News (Springfield, OH), Nov. 4, 2011, pg. 6-7.
    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 74530001
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