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The Garden, (sculpture). Artist:  Becker, John, sculptor. Becker, Robert, sculptor. Title:  The Garden, (sculpture). Dates:  1976-1996. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: welded steel and oil drill parts, painted green, red, yellow, orange and blue; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Approx. 20 x 5 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On base of largest piece, welded in steel:) RB JB signed Description:  Abstract sculpture grouping consists on several pieces, some of which are on bases. The primary forms are circles and lines and the recurring themes are flowers and butterflies. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Landscape -- Garden Animal -- Insect -- Butterfly Object -- Flower Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Montana -- Helena Sculpture Owner:  Becker, John & Robert, 1317 Lamborn, Helena, Montana 59601 Remarks:  The work was created over a twenty year period and changes, moves and expansions at the artists' discretion. The pieces are decorated at Christmas. Some of the pieces were originally located in Bowman, North Dakota, the previous residence of the artists. They were moved when the artists relocated to the current site in 1992. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Montana survey, 1996. 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 MT000328   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MT000328 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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