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Puepahk Tugypahgyn Noomwevehchuh Psehdtuhneeyet, (sculpture). Artist:  Shapero, Janet, sculptor. Johnson, Nolan J., 1946- , assistant. John Lewis Glass Studio, fabricator. Title:  Puepahk Tugypahgyn Noomwevehchuh Psehdtuhneeyet, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Seasons of Our Story, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1992-1993. June 1993. Copyrighted 1993. Dedicated June 21, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast glass and red sandstone. Dimensions:  Central stone: approx. 12 x 8 x 4 ft.; Each glass prism: approx. 6 ft. x 18 in. x 6 in. (Each: 400 lbs.). Inscription:  (Lower right side of the right-most glass prism:) Janet Shapero/(copyright symbol) 1993 signed Description:  A site-specific abstract sculpture composed of one large central stone, with three smaller satellite stones. Three glass prisms rise out of the central stone and are sandblasted with petroglyphic images related to the Ute Indians. Included are images of a hobbled horse (symbolic of the binding of Native-American people), etched hands (symbolic of death), a bulls-eye (representing the reservation); a bear dance (symbol of the future), a ladle (to symbolize water or life); and birds (representing man's rise above his tribulations). The stones are placed in such a manner as to mark the shadows cast by the setting sun at summer and winter solstice, and to indicate the direction of Fort Duchesne. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Ethnic -- Indian -- Ute History -- United States -- Utah Animal -- Bird Animal -- Horse Allegory -- Quality -- Hope Object Type:  Site-specific Sundial Outdoor Sculpture -- Utah -- Salt Lake City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Utah Arts Council, Statewide Collection, 617 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 Located Triad Center, South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by the Utah Arts Festival's Art in Public Places Program (possibly funded through the Utah Art Council's Percent for Art Program). IAS files contain related newsclippings from Salt Lake Tribune (June 28, 1993); Lawrence Journal World, (July 4, 1993, sect. D, pg. 1, 6), and transcript of Shapero's dedication speech. Ute tribal official Larry Cesspooch collaborated with Shapero to select the figures and story. Lehi sculptor Noland Johnson assisted in setting, elevating, and cutting the stone base. The Ute title translates to "The Seasons of Our Story." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Utah survey, 1994. 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 UT000126   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture UT000126 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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