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Raimondi, John Richard,
Canton, Ralph,
Lippincott, Inc.,
Abstract
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Omaha
Sculpture
Dance of the Cranes, (sculpture).
Artist:
Raimondi, John Richard, 1948- , sculptor.
Canton, Ralph, assistant.
Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Dance of the Cranes, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Feb. 1987. Installed April 29, 1988. Dedicated May 20, 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. 60 x 45 x 15 ft. (15 tons).
Inscription:
(Dated) signed
Description:
Abstract representation of ritual dance of sandhill cranes. Two curved vertical linear forms rise up from the ground surface. At the top, they spread into a more horizontal shape.
Subject:
Abstract
Animal -- Bird -- Crane
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Omaha
Sculpture
Owner:
Omaha Airport Authority, Eppley Airfield, P.O. Box 19103, Entrance, Omaha, Nebraska 68119
Remarks:
Commissioned by Omaha Airport Authority at a cost of 460,000 dollars for the newly remodelled airport. 80% of the world's population of cranes pass through Nebraska on their annual migration. Sculpture developed cracks and has been repaired by Stinson Conservator (Carter Lake, Iowa). IAS files contain extensive bibliographic citations and related newsclippings.
Plaque on north side of piece level with ground: Dance of the Cranes/Bronze/John Raimondi, Sculptor/Commissioned by the Omaha Airport Authority/May 1988.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.
Omaha Airport Authority, 1989.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Omaha World-Herald, Oct. 8, 1989, pg. 1.
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 65150001
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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