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    		• Umlauf, Charles,
     
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    		• Fonderiat Lruslica Raitaclia,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Classical
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Icarus, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Umlauf, Charles, 1911-1994, sculptor.
    Fonderiat Lruslica Raitaclia, founder.
    Title: 
    Icarus, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1964. Relocated 1971.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite on concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 6 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    Fonderiat Lruslica Raitaclia. C Milano (On lower back of sculpture:) C. UMLAUF (On plaque on upper front corner of base:) ICARUS/by CHARLES UMLAUF signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Nude winged male figure positioned on his back, with legs, arms, and wings reaching upward, as if he is falling from the sky. His upper back is supported by a tree-trunk shaped column. Sculpture is mounted on a base and foundation.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Classical -- Icarus
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by University of Kansas, Office of Capital Programs, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
    Located University of Kansas, In front of Raymond Nichols Hall, west campus, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
    Provenance: 
    Formerly in collection of Phillips Petroleum Company, 180 Plaza Building, Bartlesville, Oklahoma 74004
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture formerly stood in the lobby of the Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK. It was accepted as a gift by the University of Kansas in 1971. Nearby plaque reads: ICARUS/A SYMBOL EVOLVED FROM MODERN/INTERPRETATION OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY/REPRESENTING THE WILLINGNESS OF/MANKIND TO EXPERIMENT AND TO VENTURE/INTO THE UNKNOWN, EVEN THOUGH SUCH/QUESTS MAY BE DANGEROUS/SCULPTURE BY CHARLES UMLAUF/A GIFT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS FROM/THE PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY. For related article see: Lawrence Journal World (Lawrence, KS), KU Edition, Aug. 1982, pg.2F and 14F.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Danes, Gibson A. & Donald B. Godall, "Charles Umlauf, Sculptor," Austin: Univ. of Texas Press, 1967, pg. 100.
    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 KS000086
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