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Prairie Wings, (sculpture). Artist:  Matia, Walter T., 1953- , sculptor. Valley Bronze, Inc., founder. Title:  Prairie Wings, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Prairie Flight, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Dedicated May 1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 80 in. Inscription:  MATIA 1993 1/5 signed Description:  A three unit sculpture of five Sandhill cranes depicted in various positions of standing and taking flight. The sculpture is placed within a garden setting alongside a running stream. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Crane Allegory -- Place -- Plains Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, 701 Amidon Street, Wichita, Kansas 67203 Remarks:  One of an edition of 5. The sculpture was funded and donated by Mrs. Margaret Kessler in memory of her husband, Frank M. Kessler. IAS files contain detailed dimensions, and articles from The Wichita Eagle, March 25, 1994, pg. 14E; the Wichita Sedgwick County Arts & Humanities Council (July 1994): pg. 3; and the Botanica Newsletter, vol. 7, no. 2 (March/April 1994), pg. 3. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994. Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 60. Illustration:  Image on file. Wichita Eagle, March 25, 1994, 14E. Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 60. 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 KS000533   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000533 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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