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    		• Kahn, Michael,
     
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    		• Livant, Leda,
     
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    		• Wickstrom, Byron,
     
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    		• Glastonbury, Michael,
     
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    		• Lanning, Michael,
     
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    		• O'Keefe, David,
     
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    		• Hickey, Chris,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Cornville
     
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    Eliphante, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kahn, Michael, sculptor.
    Livant, Leda, sculptor.
    Wickstrom, Byron, carver.
    Glastonbury, Michael, carver.
    Lanning, Michael, carver.
    O'Keefe, David, landscape architect.
    Hickey, Chris, designer.
    Title: 
    Eliphante, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    April 1979-1995.
    Medium: 
    Mixed media, including ceramic, concrete, stone, glass, metal, wood, and asphalt shingles.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Architectural and sculptural environment on a three-acre site. The installation includes: Eliphante, a free form structure of stone, adobe and wood, with stained glass, wood collage, and ceramic inlay; Hippodrome, also a free form structure containing painted/collage mylar on walls and ceiling, painted floor, inlaid wood forms and stained glass; a Pond with rock, cement and wood sculpture; a Tunnel leading to a 8 x 8 ft. kiva space with stained glass windows; Tall upright beams (12 x 12 ft) with multiple circling wire; and several large driftwood constructs.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Architecture
    Object Type: 
    Folk
    Site-specific
    Earthwork
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Cornville
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Eliphante Limited, P. O. Box 971, Cornville, Arizona 86325
    Located Crozier Lane, across Oak Creek from Lower Oak Creek Estates, Cornville, Arizona
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain unmounted color photocopies, with details of the site. Work was begun in April 1979 and is ongoing. Kahn and Livant are the primary creators of Eliphante. Glastonbury, Wickstrom, and Lanning assisted as carvers; O'Keefe did the stone and landscape work; Hickey did the pottery and design work.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1995.
    SOS Assessment Award, 1998.
    Inventory staff, 2000.
    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 AZ000129
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