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Icara, (sculpture). Artist:  Peeters, Dre, 1948- , sculptor. Ballew, Ray Dale, engineer. Fraser, Mike, welder. Title:  Icara, (sculpture). Other Titles:  That Thing on the Wooden Pole, (sculpture). Dates:  July 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted metal and wood; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 x 6 x 3 in.; Base: approx. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. Description:  Abstract figure of a female from the hips up sits on top of a tall pedestal. The figure's head is tilted back. Both of her arms are completely outstretched at a 90 degree angle from the torso. The arms end in elaborately carved, elongated hands that have only three fingers each. A V-shaped metal brace is attached to the figure from the waist to the crotch and is connected in the back to a shoulder harness from which two ten inch poles hang. The poles represent wings. At base of sculpture on front side is an old wagon on a cement platform, possibly providing support to the poles. Subject:  Mythology -- Classical -- Icarus Figure female -- Nude Abstract -- Geometric Fantasy -- Winged Being Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Rhyolite Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Goldwell Open Air Museum, Route 374, Amargosa Valley, Nevada 89020 Located Rhyolite, Nevada Remarks:  The theme of the sculpture is based on the story of Icarus depicted in terms of the female form. SOS! report includes citation to related article in Pahrump Valley Times, July 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada 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 NV000002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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