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Handful, (sculpture). Artist:  Johnson, Woolsey, 1949- , sculptor. Kraus, Harry, engineer. Title:  Handful, (sculpture). Dates:  1977. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Steel on concrete foundation. Dimensions:  Approx. 24 x 12 x 12 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  "A contemporary sculpture based on a tripod design and composed of steel beams. Each of the three legs is a convex steel beam placed at different angles and crossing each other at various heights. A shorter, concave beam is bolted to the upper end of each leg. The concave beams cross each other at various heights just as the convex beams did. The crossing beams create a variety of designs, depending on where the viewer is standing, all based on a combination of angles and curving lines. The rusting surfaces take on black to brown-black shades." Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hartford Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Trinity College, Buildings and Grounds, 300 Summit Street, Allen Place, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 Located Trinity College, Adjacent to 175 Allen Place, Hartford, Connecticut 06114 Remarks:  IAS files contain photocopy of The Trinity Tripod (Hartford, CT), May 17, 1977, pg. 8, discussing the installation of the piece. The artist was a student at Trinity College and completed the work as his senior thesis. It was originally erected next to Mather Hall. The artist donated the piece to the collage after graduation and it was moved to its present location in October of 1977. A steel plaque set in concrete adjacent to one of the three steel beams reads: Handful/Woolsey Johnson/1977. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. The Trinity Tripod (Hartford, CT), May 17, 1977, pg. 8. Illustration:  The Trinity Tripod (Hartford, CT), May 17, 1977, pg. 8. 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 CT000090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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