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Bas Relief Murals, (sculpture). Artist:  Sheets, Tony, 1942- , sculptor. Mock, Richard, assistant. Morales, Richard, assistant. Sheets, Timothy, assistant. Title:  Bas Relief Murals, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast concrete. Dimensions:  5 murals. (Mural one: approx. 4 ft. 6 in. x 50 ft. x 5 in.) (Mural two: approx. 4 ft. x 31 ft. x 5 in.) (Mural three: approx. 7 ft. x 101 ft. x 5 in.) (Mural four: approx. 5 ft. x 75 ft. x 5 in.) (Mural five: approx. 6 ft. x 75 ft. x 5 in.) Inscription:  Tony Sheets 1983 (Across bottom of one of the murals:) ...ASSISTED BY..TIMOTHY SHEETS..RICHARD MOCK..RICHARD MORALES..... signed Description:  Five bas-relief murals depicting natural desert life through a variety of images including plants, the sun, deer, doves, owls, roadrunners, quail, cacti, rabbits, foxes, lizards, trees and branches, squirrels, ocotillo, clouds, a sunflower, corn and snowflakes. Mural three includes an Indian woman with her hair in a ponytail, holding a bowl in the crook of her proper left arm. Mural two includes two Indian men wearing loin clothes and holding weapons, perhaps spears. One male walks in proper right profile, approaching a deer that is running away. The murals are located throughout the Palm Desert Town Center shopping mall. Mural one located over the main entrance is the only mural installed outside building. Murals two and three are located on the inside walls of the east side of the building. Murals four and five are located on the inside walls of the west side of the building. Subject:  Ethnic -- Indian Figure group -- Male Figure female -- Full length Landscape -- Desert Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Landscape -- Weather -- Cloud Landscape -- Plant -- Corn Landscape -- Plant -- Ocotillo Landscape -- Plant -- Cactus Landscape -- Tree Animal -- Rabbit Animal -- Squirrel Animal -- Bird -- Roadrunner Animal -- Reptile -- Lizard Animal -- Bird -- Owl Animal -- Bird -- Quail Animal -- Bird -- Dove Animal -- Deer Animal -- Fox Object -- Weapon -- Spear Object -- Other -- Container Object -- Flower -- Sunflower Object -- Foliage Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert Mural Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Palm Desert, Community Arts/Art in Public Places, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260 Located Palm Desert Town Center, Highway 111 at Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert, California Remarks:  The artist was assisted by Timothy Sheets, Richard Mock and Richard Morales. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. 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 CA001087   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001087 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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