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Meatyard, Jerry,
Abstract
Figure male -- Full length
Literature -- Rand
Mythology -- Classical
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Clearwater
Sculpture
Atlas
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Meatyard, Jerry, sculptor.
Title:
Atlas
, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984. Dedicated March 12, 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figure: concrete, painted off-white; Globe: metal, painted black; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 140 x 84 x 69 in.; Base: approx. 20 1/2 x 108 1/2 x 144 in.
Inscription:
(On lower proper left of sculpture:) Meatyard/1984 (On front of base:) "IF YOU SAW
ATLAS
, THE GIANT WHO HOLDS THE WORLD ON HIS SHOULDERS, IF/YOU SAW THAT HE STOOD, BLOOD RUNNING DOWN HIS CHEST, HIS KNEES BUCKLING, HIS/ARMS TREMBLING, BUT STILL TRYING TO HOLD THE WORLD ALOFT WITH THE LAST OF/HIS STRENGTH, AND THE GREATER HIS EFFORT THE HEAVIER THE WORLD BORE DOWN/UPON HIS SHOULDERS
--
WHAT WOULD YOU TELL HIM TO DO? TO SHRUG."/ Ayn Rand,
Atlas
Shrugged signed
Description:
Abstracted figure of
Atlas
holding globe on his shoulders. Figure is kneeling on proper left knee. Both arms are extended upward above head to hold an abstracted metal open-work globe on the back of his shoulders.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure male
--
Full length
Literature
--
Rand
--
Atlas
Shrugged
Mythology
--
Classical
--
Atlas
Object
--
Other
--
Globe
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Florida
--
Clearwater
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Thompson-Rubin-Kirk Properties, 15201 Roosevelt Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida 34620
Located Rubin ICOT Center, 13501 ICOT Boulevard, Front Entrance, Clearwater, Florida
Remarks:
IAS files contain related article from Pinellas Park News (Florida), March 21, 1985, pg. 8, and copy of dedication booklet. Sculpture was inspired by Ayn Rand's novel
Atlas
Shrugged. Mrs. Leslie A. Rubin commissioned the sculpture for placement in his industrial parks. Former President Gerald A. Ford attended the dedication ceremonies.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Pinellas Park News (Florida), March 21, 1985, pg. 8.
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 FL000038
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Inventory of American Sculpture
FL000038
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