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Landfall, (sculpture). Artist:  Smyth, Ned, 1948- , sculptor. Title:  Landfall, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete aggregate. Dimensions:  Multipart. Overall: approx. 21 x 73 x 180 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque, raised:) LANDFALL/39 (degree symbol) 46 Minutes South, 79 (degree symbol) 31 Minutes West/1988/By-Ned Smyth unsigned Description:  A group of approximately 15 abstract geometric shapes, many of which resemble sailing ships or the silhouettes of buildings. Three flagpoles are set in line within one of the boat forms as if they are they are the vessel's masts. Several of the building-like forms have openings resembling windows and doors. Subject:  Allegory -- Other -- Exploration Architecture -- Boat -- Sailing Ship Abstract -- Geometric Cityscape Object Type:  Flagstaff Outdoor Sculpture -- Delaware -- Wilmington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Wilmington, Department of Parks and Recreation, 22 South Heald Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19901 Located French Street & Martin Luther King Boulevard, Wilmington, Delaware Remarks:  The latitude and longitude coordinates apparently indicated on the plaque are for a location in the Pacific Ocean approximately 250 miles west of the central Chilean coast. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1995. 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 DE000047   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DE000047 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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