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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Braaksma, Carolyn, 1951- , sculptor. Nelson, Walt, assistant. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Chairs: concrete; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  4 chairs, 2 bases. Each chair: approx. 34 1/2 x 26 x 35 in.; Each base: approx. W. 13 ft. x D. 6.5 ft. x Diam. 13 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two groups of two chairs each approximately 80 feet apart. Although similar at first glance, each chair is unique. The chairs are constructed of concrete, set at right angles. On the backs are imposed low-relief body parts, i.e. a torso, hands, wrists, etc. Subject:  Object -- Furniture -- Chair Figure -- Fragment -- Arm Figure -- Fragment -- Leg Figure -- Torso Abstract Object Type:  Bench Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Denver Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Cherry Creek North Businesses Improvement District, 3003 East Third Avenue, Suite 104, Denver, Colorado 80206 Located East Third Avenue, 3000 block, north side Cherry Creek Square, Denver, Colorado Remarks:  Carolyn Braaksma created the sculpture; Walt Nelson and hired laborers assisted. The sculpture was purchased in 1989 by the Cherry Creek North Arts Foundation to enhance the Cherry Creek North Business District. One of the chairs was stolen on April 1st, 1992, but subsequently recovered on July 30, 1992. IAS files contain a related article from Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), Oct. 21, 1990, pg. 24M. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Denver survey, 1993. Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), Oct. 21, 1990, pg. 24M. 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 CO000083   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CO000083 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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