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Crazy as a Pair of Waltzing Mice, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, Alexis, 1949- , sculptor. Title:  Crazy as a Pair of Waltzing Mice, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Mini-Monuments Series: Crazy as Pair of Waltzing Mice, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stone and terrazzo inlay. Dimensions:  Approx. W. 6 ft. 8 in. x D. 5 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  (Top of sculpture, in bronze lettering:) CRAZY AS A PAIR OF WALTZING MICE unsigned Description:  A man and woman are waltzing are cast in red, black, and green terrazzo inlay. The man's body and hair are colored black. The figures dance on an outlined red and green floor. The figures are outlined in 1/4 inch bronze bar. Subject:  Performing Arts -- Dance -- Waltz Literature -- Chandler Figure group Object Type:  Mosaic Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $20,000 given in 1985 to The Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design. The sculpture is one of three mini-monuments that the artist created to recall the literature of Raymond Chandler. IAS files contain excerpt from Aldolfo V. Nodal's "How the Arts Make a Difference," Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, 1989, pg. 37-38, 84-89. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Wharton & Griswold Associates, Inc., 1996. 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 CA000373   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000373 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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