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Westconn West, (sculpture). Artist:  Owens, Warren L., 1923- , sculptor. Peterson Engineering Company, fabricator. Title:  Westconn West, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Installed Oct. 1, 1983. Dedicated Nov. 3, 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten and stainless steel; Base: asphalt. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 x 13 x 18 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 17 x 22 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract sculpture consisting of five trapezoids and a triangle stacked one upon two upon three, forming a pyramid shape. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Danbury Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Percent for Art Program, 227 Lawrence Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Accession Number: CCA83.2/RD-41 Coadministered by Western Connecticut State University, 181 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut 06810 Located Western Connecticut State University, Ancell School of Business, 1 Mill Plain Road, Danbury, Connecticut 06810 Remarks:  The sculpture was funded by the State's One Percent for Art Public Buildings Program, as part of the Ancell building construction. It was purchased for $39,285. IAS files contain artist's proposal for the sculpture and article from New York Times, July 24, 1983. Bronze plaque in asphalt pad adjacent to sculpture reads: "WestConn West"/WARREN OWENS/COMMISSIONED BY/STATE OF CONNECTICUT/DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/AND/COMMISSION ON THE ARTS/1983. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Connecticut Commission on the Arts, 1990. 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 65730056   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65730056 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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