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Backflipper, (sculpture). Artist:  Easton, Walter, sculptor. Title:  Backflipper, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned Feb. 10, 1983. 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: steel; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 6 ft. x 41 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Figure of a workman is wearing a cap and holding a wrench in each hand. He is airborne with his back arched and arms overhead, in the early stage of a backflip. The sculpture is composed of shapes cut out of nine pieces of steel which, when lined up, compose the whole figure. The sculpture stands on a low square base. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Service -- Repairman Object -- Tool -- Wrench Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Presque Isle Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Northern Maine Technical College, 33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle, Maine 04769 Located Northern Maine Technical College, Near Mailman Trades Building, Presque Isle, Maine 04769 Remarks:  Commissioned under the Maine Percent for Art Program for $5,000. IAS files contain a portion of the Percent for Art contract, pertinent correspondence from the artist and a related article from the Morning Sentinel (Waterville, ME), Nov. 22, 1984. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994. 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 ME000316   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture ME000316 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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