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Buchanan, Sidney,
Abstract -- Geometric
Mythology -- Classical
Homage -- Gifford, Harold
Homage -- JJoans, August
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Omaha
Sculpture
Somnus, (sculpture).
Artist:
Buchanan, Sidney, 1932- , sculptor.
Title:
Somnus, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: welded steel plate, painted black; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 14 x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 7 in. x 6 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 5 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque attached to west side of sculpture:) SOMNUS/SIDNEY BUCHANAN (Plaque attached to base on east face:) IN MEMORY OF/Dr. Harold Gifford and/Dr. August Jonas/PIONEERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE/
OMAHA
MEDICAL
COLLEGE/BY THEIR CHILDREN/HAROLD AND MARY ELIZABETH JONAS GIFFORD/1881-1981/"SOMNUS" SIDNEY BUCHANAN unsigned
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Mythology -- Classical -- Somnus
Homage -- Gifford, Harold
Homage -- JJoans, August
Occupation -- Medicine
Occupation -- Education -- Dean
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Nebraska
--
Omaha
Sculpture
Owner:
University
of
Nebraska
,
Medical
Center
, 600 South 42nd Street, Southeast lawn of
University
Geriatric
Center
,
Omaha
,
Nebraska
68198
Remarks:
The sculpture was purchased for $7,000 by Dr. and Mrs. Harold Gifford and donated in memory of their fathers, Harold Gifford and August Jonas, both former deans of the
Medical
College. Prior to its placement at the
Medical
Center
, the sculpture was exhibited at Turner Park. IAS files contain related newsclipping from the
Omaha
World-Herald, March 26, 1981, pg. 1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Nebraska
survey, 1994.
University
of
Nebraska
,
Medical
Center
, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Omaha
World-Herald, March 26, 1981, pg. 1.
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 74100003
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Inventory of American Sculpture
74100003
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