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Sears, Stanton,
Castillo, Jake,
Childs, Nina,
Norman, Mike,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Thief River Falls
Architectural component
Sculpture
Falls Thief, (sculpture).
Artist:
Sears, Stanton, 1950- , sculptor.
Castillo, Jake, assistant.
Childs, Nina, assistant.
Norman, Mike, assistant.
Title:
Falls Thief, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Copyrighted 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete, bronze and aluminum, painted blue and yellow.
Description:
A multi-part sculpture placed along several walls of the Administration building. One wall includes cast bronze and painted aluminum shapes, including a propellor on a pole (giving the illusion of slicing through the building); a triangular grid pattern painted royal blue; another grid pattern painted blue, and a fourth boat-shaped piece of aluminum painted yellow. A cast bronze rope threads through the first three pieces. The fifth piece attaches to the main body of the Administration building and is composed of six "rays" of aluminum, painted blue.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Thief River Falls
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Minnesota State Arts Board, Percent for Art in Public Places Program, 432 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
Located Northland Community College, Administration and Admissions Building, Thief River Falls, Minnesota 56701
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Minnesota State Arts Board, Percent for Art in Public Places Program. Nearby plaque reads: "FALLS THIEF"/(copyright symbol) 1990/artist: Stanton G. Sears/commissioned under the Minnesota/Percent of Art in Public Places Program/Built with assistance from: Jacob Castillo,/Nina Childs and Mike Norman
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota 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 MN000623
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000623
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