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Bandarra, George,
Abstract
Allegory -- Time
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kentucky -- Murray
Sculpture
Time and
Technology
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bandarra, George, sculptor.
Title:
Time and
Technology
, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pyramid of Time, (sculpture).
Dates:
Sept. 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Polished stainless steel, and chrome-plated steel.
Dimensions:
Approx. 13 ft. x 5 ft. 5 in. x 12 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Three stainless steel shafts rise from the ground to form a pyramid shape, in the center of which is a compass. Below the compass is a chrome-plated steel gear, supported by three pieces. The sculpture is set on the concrete cap of a brick retaining wall.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory
--
Time
Allegory
--
Arts
&
Sciences
--
Technology
Object
--
Tool
--
Measuring Device
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Kentucky
--
Murray
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Murray State University, Facilities Management, P. O. Box 9, Murray, Kentucky 42071
Located Murray State University, Matha Layne Collins Center for Industry and
Technology
, Chestnut Street, Murray, Kentucky
Remarks:
The sculpture was designed specifically for the new Martha Layne Collins Center for Industry and
Technology
, and the dedication of the sculpture coincided with the dedication of the Center in September of 1991. IAS files contain newsclipping from Murray Ledger-Times, Sept. 1994.
Nearby plaque on wall reads: TIME AND
TECHNOLOGY
/Within This Pyramid of Time/Exists Dual Entities Breathing/Life One To The Other/Fueled By The Expanding Mind/Of Man And His Obsession To/Go One Cubit Further/Pushed By A Revolution That Gave/Birth To A New Psychology And/Hence These Two - Industry And/
Technology
/Will They Pierce Through The/Perimeter of Time's Grid?/Only If We Traverse Beyond/This Pyramid Will We Know/GEORGE R. BANDARRA/SEPTEMBER 1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kentucky 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 KY000187
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KY000187
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