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Robishaw, Sandra,
Barnosky, John,
HGF Architects,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Pueblo
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Broken Curve, (sculpture).
Artist:
Robishaw, Sandra, sculptor.
Barnosky, John, architect.
HGF Architects, architectural firm.
Title:
Broken Curve, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned May 28, 1981. 1982. Copyrighted 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete, painted terra-cotta color.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 7 ft. 7 in. x L. 80 ft. x D. 10 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A bas-relief comprised of 16 panels, affixed to exterior building wall. A broken curved line design undulates through the panels.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Pueblo
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
University of Southern Colorado, Physical Plant, 2200 Bonforte Boulevard, Southeast end of parking lot, Pueblo, Colorado 81001
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $9,000. It was funded by the State Art in Public Places Program of the Colorado Council on the Arts & Humanities. It was part of the University of Southern Colorado Physical Plant Building Project, John Barnosky of HGF Architects, project architect.
Nearby plaque reads: "BROKEN CURVE"/(copyright symbol) 1987 SANDRA ROBISHAW/LAFAYETTE, COLORADO/COMMISSIONED FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF/SOUTHERN COLORADO AND THE CITIZENS/OF COLORADO BY THE STATE ART IN/PUBLIC PLACES PROGRAM OF THE/COLORADO COUNCIL ON THE ARTS AND/HUMANITIES.
IAS files contain: contract USC #81-603 of May 28, 1981 for commissioning of sculpture; correspondence from HGF Architects to the artist, dated April 21, 1982; correspondence from the Colorado Council on the Humanities, dated June 4, 1982; and related correspondence from the University.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado 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 CO000592
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000592
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