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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Daum, William, sculptor. Cruise, Elly, assistant. Cummings, Anne, assistant. Jedlicka, Chris, assistant. Voris, Connie, assistant. Wooten Construction, contractor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Inverted Triangle, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1978. 1979-1980. Installed May 1980. Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 16 x 2 ft.; Foundation: approx. 6 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An inverted red triangle, open in the center, with a horizontal offset near the center. Subject:  Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education Allegory -- Life -- Youth Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Las Cruces Sculpture Owner:  Administered by New Mexico State University, Auxiliary Services, Corbett Center, Box 30004, Department CC, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003 Located New Mexico State University, East side of Corbett Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico Remarks:  Commissioned by New Mexico State University President Gerald Thomas, with the stipulation that it be student work and of monumental scale. A special two-semester graduate-level course was organized for the project, with the first semester on design, engineering and cost analysis, and the second semester devoted to construction. The students involved were William Daum, the designer, and Elly Cruise, Anne Cummings, Chris Jedlicka and Connie Voris. The sculpture is described by the designer as "symbolic of the growth of a student from when he first enters college through graduation. The notch symbolizes the shift from juvenile to adult." IAS files contain an article from NMSU Roundup, June 10, 1980, pg. 2, 8. On nearby plaque: Based on the cultural triangle of the University/logo, the sculpture is a symbolic expression of the/expanding awareness which a student experiences/during his stay at NMSU. The offset in the horizontal line represents the shifts and changes which occur in/the individual student during this period of growth and/development./Commissioned by President Gerald Thomas and designed by/student William Daum (Lt. Col. Ret.) the art piece/was installed on May 8, 1980. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. NMSU Roundup, June 10, 1980, pg. 2. 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 NM000066   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000066 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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