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    		• Mears, Mary Ann E.,
     
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    		• Unknown (Connecticut),
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Animal -- Other
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Columbia
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Caracol, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Mears, Mary Ann E., 1946- , sculptor.
    Unknown (Connecticut), fabricator.
    Title: 
    Caracol, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1984.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: aluminum, painted yellow; Base: Blue flagstone pavers.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 x 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Animal -- Other -- Snail
    Object -- Other -- Shell
    Allegory -- Place -- Mexico
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Columbia
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Snowden Center, 6935 Oakland Mills Road, Columbia, Maryland 21045
    Remarks: 
    The inspiration for the sculpture is Caracol, a spiral-shaped observatory located at Monte Alban, a pre-Columbian site in Mexico. Caracol is Spanish for snail or spiral shell.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1993.
    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 MD000075
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