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Larson, Terence L.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Fargo
Sculpture
Space Games, (sculpture).
Artist:
Larson, Terence L., sculptor.
Title:
Space Games, (sculpture).
Dates:
1971.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete and steel sculpture on a pad of exposed concrete aggregate.
Dimensions:
Tallest element: approx. H. 61 in.; Four-sided site: approx. lengths of sides are 138 x 191 x 48 x 181 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract piece consisting of three vertical forms placed in a triangular arrangement. Out of the top of each form extends a vertical metal pipe with a hook. From the hook a chain extends, connecting the three forms together. Cast onto one chain are 7 concrete spheres, each approx. 7 in. in diameter. In between two of the large forms, there are three concrete cubes with hooks extending out toward the three major forms.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Games
Object Type:
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Fargo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Plains Art Museum, P. O. Box 2338, Fargo, North Dakota 58108
Located Roberts Street & 2nd Avenue North, Fargo, North Dakota
Provenance:
Donated by City of Fargo, Fargo, North Dakota 1991.
Remarks:
The Plains Art Museum states that "this work is a result of a regional competition in 1971 by the City of Fargo, ND, in order to find a sculpture to commemorate the old Fargo Public Library, which was originally at that location. The artist intended that the movable parts be manipulated, allowing interaction between the sculpture and its audience."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992.
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 ND000014
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