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McCullough, Edward,
Carter, Ron,
I. F. W.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Urbana
Sculpture
Argonaut III, (sculpture).
Artist:
McCullough, Edward, 1934- , sculptor.
Carter, Ron, assistant.
I. F. W., fabricator.
Title:
Argonaut III, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979.; Cast May 1979.
Medium:
Cor-Ten steel painted red on a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 132 x 243 x 102 in.; Base: approx. 7 x 264 x 132 in.
Inscription:
(Southeast corner, upper back slab:) "ARGONAUT III"/FOR SUZANNE/EDWARD McCULLOUGH/MAY 1979/ASSISTANT:/RON CARTER IFW signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An abstract Cor-Ten steel sculpture consisting of six hollow slabs set on top of one another. They move up in height and the last two bring the movement down. The outside slab is curved on one end.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Urbana
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Illinois, Board of Trustees, 506 South Wright Street, 354 Henry Administration Building, Urbana, Illinois 61801
Located University of Illinois, 1304 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building, North side, Urbana, Illinois 61801
Remarks:
This piece was part of the Illinois Percent for Art Program. A bronze plaque on the west of the sculpture reads: EDWARD McCULLOUGH/"Argonaut III"/1979/Purchased by the/Illinois % for Art Program/Capital Development Board/James R. Thompson/Governor.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
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 IL000314
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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