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Bergen, Richard,
Murillo, Steve,
Laswell, Theo,
Coleman Company,
Belger Cartage Service,
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
EcoEvolution, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bergen, Richard, 1925- , sculptor.
Murillo, Steve, 1949- , assistant.
Laswell, Theo, assistant.
Coleman Company, contractor.
Belger Cartage Service, contractor.
Title:
EcoEvolution, (sculpture).
Dates:
1994. Copyrighted 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculptures: farm plows, wheels, tractor, hay rakes, sickles, harrow, and windmill parts, painted rust red; Bases: concrete.
Dimensions:
4 pieces. Largest sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 39 2/3 ft.; Bases: each approx. 24 1/2 in. x 6 ft. x 24 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Four abstract sculptures constructed of farm machinery and placed against a wall (but not attached to it), supported by bases.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wichita, Public Art Advisory Board, 455 North Main, Wichita, Kansas 67202
Located Cowboy Club, East wall, Riley Parking Lot, 2nd & Washington, Wichita, Kansas
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $20,000, funded by the Capital Improvement Program, and is a tribute to the area's agricultural heritage. Steve Murillo served as artist-consultant for the piece. Theo Laswell, Belger Cartage Service and the Coleman Company assisted the installation. The site of sculpture is the Old Town district, and antique farm equipment used in the sculpture is indigenous of the Old Town Era. Equipment used included a 1938 Allis Chalmers tractor and other farm tools found at the Derby farm of Ernest Nutsh. The tools were sandblasted, then painted with primer. IAS files contain detailed dimensions. IAS files contain related articles from The Wichita Eagle, April 17, 1994, pg. 3C; Aug. 21, 1994; and Sept. 3, 1994. IAS files contain a related sculpture proposal from the City of Wichita's City Council Meeting, June 14, 1994, which includes a budget itemization.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 67.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Wichita Eagle, Aug. 21, 1994.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 67.
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 KS000554
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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