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Vent, (sculpture). Artist:  Pastorius, Harold L., Jr., 1936-1995, sculptor. Title:  Vent, (sculpture). Dates:  1975.; Copyrighted 1975.; Dedicated Sept. 4, 1975. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cor-Ten steel. Dimensions:  Approx. 10 x 4.7 x 4.7 ft. Inscription:  (On short side where arc opens from the bottom:) Vent by Pastorius signed Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- South Dakota -- Brookings Sculpture Owner:  Administered by South Dakota State University, South Dakota Art Museum, Medary Avenue at Harvey Dunn Street, P. O. Box 2250, Brookings, South Dakota 57007 Located South Dakota State University, Madeline Ritz Memorial Plaza, Brookings, South Dakota 57007 Remarks:  Inscription on nearby plaque reads: Harlod Pastorius, Jr./"Vent" 1975/Corten Steel/Commission, 1st National Sculpture Competition. IAS files contain copies of the South Dakota Memorial Art Center News, Summer and Fall 1975; the Brookings Daily Register (Brookings, SD), Sept. 2, 1975, and the South Dakota State University Collegian, Sept. 10, 1975. The 5,500 dollar commission was sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, the South Dakota Arts Council and South Dakota State University. The piece was State University's first outdoor sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Dakota survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 "Sculpture commissioned for Art Center's Madeline Ritz Memorial Plaza," South Dakota Memorial Art Center News, Summer 1975. "Sculpture dedication at Ritz Memorial Plaza scheduled," South Dakota Memorial Art Center News, Fall 1975. Brookings Daily Register (Brookings, SD), Sept. 2, 1975, pg. 22. South Dakota State University Collegian (Brookings, SD), Sept. 10, 1975. 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 75007698   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75007698 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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