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    		• Gurr, Henry,
     
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    		• FMC Corporation,
     
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    		• Owens Corning Fiberglass,
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Sundial
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Aiken
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Sundial Obelisk, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gurr, Henry, designer.
    FMC Corporation, fabricator.
    Owens Corning Fiberglass, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Sundial Obelisk, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated autumn 1991.
    Medium: 
    Metal and concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft. x W. 1 ft. 6 1/2 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 4 ft. 10 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Three-sided pillar with one side open and triangular attachment at the top. Triangular attachment is a near brown color, and the pillar itself is silver. There are circular markings etched on the outside of pillar's sides. Sculpture is meant to function as a sundial.
    Subject: 
    Object -- Other -- Sundial
    Object Type: 
    Sundial
    Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Aiken
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    University of South Carolina, Aiken, University Parkway, Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, Aiken, South Carolina 29801
    Remarks: 
    The sundial was designed by Dr. Henry Gurr of the University of South Carolina, Aiken.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1993.
    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 SC000086
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