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Marble Ram, (sculpture). Artist:  Decam, Dominique, sculptor. Title:  Marble Ram, (sculpture). Dates:  April 1991. Medium:  Sculpture: white Carrara marble; Base: marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 13 ft. x 58 in. x 54 in.; Base: approx. H. 11 in. x Diam. 8 ft.; Outer base: approx. H. 11 in. x Diam. 18 ft. Inscription:  (On lower right:) Dom Decam (Artist's monogram follows) 1991 signed Description:  Vertically oriented sculpture topped with a ram depicts "the historical road from palms to pines -- from the desert floor to the forest up the mountain -- a seasonal migration path of the Cahuilla Indians and today's Highway 74." Relief images on all sides of the sculpture include a desert landscape with cacti and indigenous creatures, palm trees, wooded and mountainous landscapes and a group of three figures sitting among various types of baskets. Subject:  Animal -- Sheep Landscape -- California Landscape -- Desert Landscape -- Forest Landscape -- Mountain Landscape -- Plant -- Cactus Figure group Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Palm Desert, Community Arts/Art in Public Places, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260 Located Southwest corner of 42nd Street & Cook Avenue, Palm Desert, California Remarks:  Commissioned by Ceramarmi International, Inc., later Desert Cornerstone. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001911   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001911 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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