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Copper Mountain College Earth Mobile (Geo Kenetic), (sculpture). Artist:  Rieman, Steven L., sculptor. Title:  Copper Mountain College Earth Mobile (Geo Kenetic), (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Copyrighted 1993. Installed May 30, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: steel; Base: stone. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 14 x 12 x 12 ft. Inscription:  (Lower back side of beam:) REISMAN/(copyright symbol) 93/BM JM signed Description:  A kinetic sculpture portraying the relationship between man, nature, and animals. Mounted on a beam are two wind-activated, rotating, steel plate disks representing the earth, each with silhouettes of desert creatures. Birds and reptiles are depicted, including quail, coyote, and lizard. Each disk moves independently and has a banded "tail" of strips. The sculpture is set on a square base in the center of square, stone planter. Subject:  Allegory -- Other -- Nature Allegory -- Place -- Deserts Allegory -- Place -- Earth Animal -- Bird -- Quail Animal -- Coyote Animal -- Reptile -- Lizard Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Joshua Tree Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  College of the Desert, Copper Mountain Campus, Humanities & Fine Arts Division, 6162 Rotary Way, P. O. 1398, Library, Joshua Tree, California 92252 Remarks:  The sculpture was installed as part of Phase Three of completion of the Copper Mountain Campus. A nearby plaque reads: CMC EARTH MOBILE/ARTIST/STEVEN L. RIEMAN/GIFT OF/AUGUST & SUAN FRUGE/MAY 1993. IAS files contain: newspaper article from the Desert Trail, May 20, 1993, pg. A1, A3; newsletter from the Friends of Copper Mountain College. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Desert Trail, May 20, 1993, pg. A1. 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 CA001643   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001643 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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