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Interrupted Flight, (sculpture). Artist:  Bertoia, Harry, 1915-1978, sculptor. Title:  Interrupted Flight, (sculpture). Dates:  Jan. 22, 1975. Dedicated Sept. 9, 1975. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze with antique green patina; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 14 ft. x 12 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. 2 in. x Diam. 5 ft. 5 in. (2.5 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract bird-like figure with tail raised, wings extended and head turned back in repose. The shape flares out from a single, hollow open oval stem or leg. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight Homage -- Woodward, A. Price Occupation -- Political -- Mayor Ethnic -- African American Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202 Located A. Price Woodard, Jr. Memorial Park, At Century II, Wichita, Kansas Remarks:  The sculpture honors A. Price Woodard, the first black mayor of Wichita and $30,000 in funding for the sculpture came from Urban Renewal funds. Plaque on separate concrete base reads: SCULPTURE/BY/HARRY BERTOIA/THIS WORK OF ART IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF/A. PRICE WOODARD MAYOR OF WICHITA, ATTORNEY/MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND HUMANITARIAN/A. PRICE WOODARD WAS A FRIEND OF ALL AND GAVE TO HIS COMMUNITY A FREE AND/OPEN SPIRIT. IAS files contain news clippings from The Wichita Eagle, Nov. 26, 1972 and Feb. 5, 1978; The Wichita Beacon, Nov. 16, 1972 and Nov. 7, 1978; and article from Wichita Women, vol. 8, no. 1 (Jan. 1993). References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1993. Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet) Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 4. Illustration:  Image on file. Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 3. Wichita Eagle, Feb. 5, 1978. Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 4. 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 75005001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75005001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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