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Ceramic Tile Mural, (sculpture). Artist:  Keller, Reed, sculptor. Weissman, Joan, sculptor. Title:  Ceramic Tile Mural, (sculpture). Dates:  1982. Repaired 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted ceramic tile mounted on stucco wall. Dimensions:  2 murals. Large mural: approx. 4 ft. 8 in. x 44 ft. 8 in. x 1 in.; Smaller mural: approx. 51 1/4 in. x 51 1/4 in. x 1 in. Inscription:  Reed Keller (On plaque on smaller mural, just above dog's head:) CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE/1% FOR ART/REED KELLER/CERAMIC MURAL TILE 1982 signed Description:  Two tile murals mounted on the front side of a building. The larger mural is mounted high on the building and depicts 15 dogs of various breeds running, jumping, sitting and standing. The smaller mural is mounted below and to the right of the larger, and depicts one dog, lying on its side. The dogs are painted on white ceramic tiles in colors of black, brown, beige and gold. Subject:  Animal -- Dog Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Mural Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Located Animal Control Center, 8920 Lomas, N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico Remarks:  Murals were originally hung higher and to the right of where now installed. Date of this relocation is unknown. Joan Weissman made some of the replacement tiles used to repair the mural in 1986. Murals were funded by the city's Percent for Arts Program. IAS files contain copies of agreements and correspondence related to the commissioning and repair of the murals. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000443   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000443 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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