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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Weissman, Joan,     Roberts, Miriam,     Rieger, Eve,     Kaholwai, Amy,     Bielobecky, Helen,     Kaholwai, Sam,     Williams, Ruth,     Davis, Chuck,     Lewis, Jean,     Sackey, Liz,     Mares, Lucille,     Marie, Rose,     Moya, Ida,     Bier, Ann,     Roberts, Ed,     Duda, Lydia,     Davis, Elnora,     Boyer, John,     Landscape -- New Mexico     Recreation -- Leisure     Recreation -- Sport & Play     Ethnic     Figure -- Elderly     Abstract     Mural     Relief     Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque     Sculpture

Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Weissman, Joan, sculptor. Roberts, Miriam, assistant. Rieger, Eve, assistant. Kaholwai, Amy, assistant. Bielobecky, Helen, assistant. Kaholwai, Sam, assistant. Williams, Ruth, assistant. Davis, Chuck, assistant. Lewis, Jean, assistant. Sackey, Liz, assistant. Mares, Lucille, assistant. Marie, Rose, assistant. Moya, Ida, assistant. Bier, Ann, assistant. Roberts, Ed, assistant. Duda, Lydia, assistant. Davis, Elnora, assistant. Boyer, John, assistant. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bear Canyon Senior Center Ceramic Mural, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Dedicated Oct. 1, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Panels: white stoneware; Wall: concrete and stucco. Dimensions:  5 panels. Wall: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 24 ft. x 6 in. Inscription:  (At top of panel II:) FROM FACTORIES, FARMS, MANY CULTURES, ALL WALKS OF LIFE, WE JOINED THE PEOPLE IN THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT (At top of panel IV:) LIVING IN NEW MEXICO INSPIRES US TO EXPLORE THE ARTS AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIES OF NATURE. unsigned Description:  Five panels of glazed ceramic tiles with bas-relief images. The images on the first two panels represent the ethnic and geographical origins of the patrons of the Bear Canyon Senior Center, the middle portion depicts four New Mexico landscapes, and the last two panels depict seniors involved in their current hobbies and activities. The panels are set on a low exterior wall, the middle portion of which is curved. The tiles with the bas-relief images are bordered by tiles bearing geometric designs. Subject:  Landscape -- New Mexico Recreation -- Leisure Recreation -- Sport & Play Ethnic Figure -- Elderly -- Full length Abstract Object Type:  Mural Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Located Bear Canyon Senior Center, 4645 Pitt NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico Remarks:  Funded by the City of Albuquerque One Percent for Art Program. Seventeen seniors from the Bear Canyon Senior Center assisted the sculptor by creating the drawings upon which the bas-reliefs are based and by rolling the clay for the tiles. IAS files contain detailed dimensions. IAS files contain articles from Ceramics Monthly (March 1988) and City Arts: City of Allbuquerque (June/July/Aug. 1986). On a plaque on a nearby wall:) CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE/1986/1% FOR ART/JOAN WEISSMAN/with/(two columns with the names of the 17 seniors who assisted the sculptor). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Ceramics Monthly (March 1988). 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 NM000071   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000071 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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