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Nauman, Bruce,
Object -- Letter
Allegory -- Passion
Allegory -- Passion
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- La Jolla
Sculpture
Vices and Virtues, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nauman, Bruce, 1941- , sculptor.
Title:
Vices and Virtues, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Virtues and Vices, (sculpture).
Dates:
Proposed 1983. 1988. Dedicated 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: neon; Foundation: metal.
Dimensions:
Each letter: approx. 7 ft. x 6 ft. x 6 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Fourteen neon words, superimposed pairs of "Vices and Virtues" which illuminate in a rotating pattern (vices counterclockwise and virtues clockwise). The vices rotate at a slightly faster rate. At intervals, all fourteen words flash simultaneously. Each letter is illuminated by two neon tubes of different colors. The fourteen words employ fourteen colors. The alternating sets of Vices and Virtues include: Faith/Just; Hope/Envy; Charity/
Sloth
; Prudence/Pride; Justice/Avarice; Temperance/Gluttony; and Fortitude/Anger. The neon words encircle the top the building.
Subject:
Object
--
Letter
Allegory
--
Passion
--
Avarice
Allegory
--
Passion
--
Envy
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Charity
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Faith
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Fortitude
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Gluttony
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Hope
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Justice
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Pride
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Prudence
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Sloth
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Temperance
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
California
--
La Jolla
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of California San Diego, Stuart Collection, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92093
Located University of California San Diego, Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory, La Jolla, California 92093
Remarks:
Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $40,000 given in 1987 to the Stuart Foundation.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1993.
Butler, John, Mrs., 1997.
Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
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 CA000129
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