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Grabarek, Charles,
Apuzzo, Fred,
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Mural
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven
Sculpture
Symbols of Man, (sculpture).
Artist:
Grabarek, Charles, sculptor.
Apuzzo, Fred, carver.
Title:
Symbols of Man, (sculpture).
Dates:
1989. Installed Dec. 15, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Carved Indiana limestone.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 11 ft. x 11 ft. x 4 in.; 8 panels, each: 66 x 33 x 4 in.
Inscription:
(Lower left corner:) Charles Grabarek (Lower right corner:) Fred Apuzoo signed
Description:
A mural consisting of 8 panels which incorporate symbols and images related to the five departments within the building -- Earth Science, Computer Science, Environmental Education, Geography, and Driver's Education. The composition is centered around a fetal shape that spirals out from the center. Other symbols and shapes include arrows and lines (representing Driver's Education), half circles and crescents (Earth Science), radiating lines representing topography lines (Geography), and animal shapes insired by prehistoric cave paintings found in Lascaux, France.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Object Type:
Mural
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Haven
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Percent for Art Program, 227 Lawrence Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Accession Number: CCA89.10/RS-101
Located Southern Connecticut State University, One Fitch Street, Merrill Hall facade, New Haven, Connecticut 06515
Remarks:
Purchased for $11,265 and produced as part of the Connecticut's Percent for Art Program. IAS files contain a copy of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Art-In-Public Spaces, technical and maintenance record for this work.
References:
Connecticut Commission on the Arts, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.
Office of Cultural Affairs, City of New Haven, 2007.
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 65730046
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
65730046
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