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McNeely, Richard,
Abstract
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Lafayette
Sculpture
Ouabache, (sculpture).
Artist:
McNeely, Richard, sculptor.
Title:
Ouabache, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: aluminum; Base: concrete and brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 31 ft. x 16 ft. x 5 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. 46 1/2 x 149 x 111 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on side of planter:) OUABACHE/Spirit of the Wabash/Sculptor Richard Mc Neely/Presented to the citizens of Lafayette, West Lafayette/and Tippecanoe County by/Heritage 75*76/with the assistance of a grant from the National Endowment/for the Arts through the/Indiana Arts Commission./In Commemoration of the 200th birthday of the/United States of America. unsigned
Description:
An abstract sculpture with twin peaks rising out of a main stem. The larger peak represents Lafayette and the smaller one West Lafayette. The stem represents Tippecanoe County. The sculpture rotates in the wind. It is placed in a rectangular concrete planter with a brick rim.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Place -- Tippecanoe
Allegory -- Place -- Lafayette
Allegory -- Place -- West Lafayette
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Lafayette
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Lafayette, Street Department, 260 South 3rd Street, Lafayette, Indiana 47901
Located City Center Parking Mall, Corner of 4th & Columbia Streets, Lafayette, Indiana
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates the sesquicentennial and bicentennial years in Tippicanoe County. Partial funding was received from the National Endowment for the Arts, $1,000 in funding was received from the Indiana Arts Commission, and approximately $6,000 was received from the Heritage 75-76 board. The title Ouabache means Spirit of the Wabash. IAS files contain related articles from the Journal and Courier dated Sept. 2, 1976 and Sept. 15, 1976.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana 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 IN000562
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