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    		• Leicester, Andrew,
     
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    		• Dahlquist, David B.,
     
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    		• Palmquist, Donovan,
     
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    		• Hansen Lind Meyer, Inc.,
     
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    		• Story Construction Company,
     
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    		• Tile by Design,
     
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    		• Chamberlain Tile,
     
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    		• American Olean,
     
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    		• Niro Ceramic,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
     
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    		• Figure -- Fragment
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Mythology -- Egyptian
     
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    		• Homage -- Sinsheimer, Robert
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Ames
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    The G-Nome Project, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Leicester, Andrew, 1948- , sculptor.
    Dahlquist, David B., sculptor.
    Palmquist, Donovan, sculptor.
    Hansen Lind Meyer, Inc., architectural firm.
    Story Construction Company, contractor.
    Tile by Design, contractor.
    Chamberlain Tile, contractor.
    American Olean, contractor.
    Niro Ceramic, contractor.
    Title: 
    The G-Nome Project, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    G-Nome Project and DNA Double Helix, (sculpture).
    Hybrids, (sculpture).
    Warning-Biohazard, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned ca. 1988. 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    G-nomes: terra cotta; DNA pattern: brick; Hybrids: painted porcelain; Warning-Biohazard: terra cotta.
    Dimensions: 
    4 G-nome figures. Each: approx. H. 12 ft. (3,000 lbs.); Hybrids: approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 12 ft.; Warning-Biohazard: approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 7 ft.
    Description: 
    Facade of science building features images from art history and mythology to illustrate the science of genetics. Four abstract geometric figures, the "G-nomes," stand on each corner of the roof. These represent the men and women of science. Each holds wands which represent X and Y chromosomes. Starting at their feet, a swirled double helix pattern runs down the sides of the building. Four bas-relief "Hybrids" are installed at the south entrance. Each relief depicts a figure comprised from parts of different creatures, such a sphinx with a woman's head, lion's body and wings. Each relief is surrounded by black and white checkered borders with the letters "A" "G" "C" and "T," the four amino acids common to all living things. "Warning-Biohazard" consists of a pair of black-gloved forearms protruding from the building. Black, red and white squares patterned around the arms contain jumbled letters which spell out a quote from Robert Sinsheimer, a molecular biologist, "Human beings are not yet wise enough to direct the course of evolution."
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Biology
    Figure -- Fragment -- Arm
    Mythology -- Classical
    Mythology -- Egyptian -- Sphinx
    Homage -- Sinsheimer, Robert
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Ames
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Iowa State University, University Museums, Brunnier Art Museum, 290 Scheman Building, Ames, Iowa 50011
    Located Iowa State University, Molecular Biology Building Roof, Ames, Iowa Accession Number:U91.71a-h
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by Iowa State University under the Iowa Art in State Buildings Program for $30,000. The percent-for-art funded project was controversial, as some felt that it was critical of genetics research undertaken in the building. IAS files include related articles from the University Museums Newsletter, Fall, 1990, the Des Moines Register, the Iowa State Daily and the Daily Tribune. IAS files also contain a museum information sheet on the G-Nome Project, which includes descriptions of the building's interior mosaics, also designed by Leicester.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1993.
    Iowa State University, University Museums, 2017.
    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 IA000314
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