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Shaw, Ernest,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Shippensburg
Sculpture
Guardian 16, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Shaw, Ernest, 1942- , sculptor.
Title:
Guardian 16, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Guardian Sixteen, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 16, 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 9 ft. x 51 in. x 27 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 30 x 30 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract
sculpture
of unevenly patinated Cor-Ten steel consisting of numerous geometric shapes that give the impression of a curved triangle pointing upward. A cross-shaped piece intersects the of the
sculpture
. The lower section of the
sculpture
consists of three cylinders stacked one on top of the other.
Subject:
Abstract
--
Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Shippensburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Shippensburg
University, Department of Art, 871 Old Main Drive,
Shippensburg
,
Pennsylvania
17257
Located
Shippensburg
University, Memorial Auditorium, south side lawn,
Shippensburg
,
Pennsylvania
Remarks:
A small plaque in front of the base reads: GUARDIAN 16 BY ERNEST SHAW/IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION/OF THEIR GENEROUS GIFT/PHILIP I. & MURIEL M. BERMAN/DEDICATED SEPTEMBER 16, 1990.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Pennsylvania
survey, 1995.
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 PA000978
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000978
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