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Umlauf, Charles,
Perry, Robert J.,
Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Figure male -- Full length
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
Fountain
Sculpture
Spirit of Flight, (sculpture).
Artist:
Umlauf, Charles, 1911-1994, sculptor.
Perry, Robert J., architect.
Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte, founder.
Title:
Spirit of Flight, (sculpture).
Dates:
1959-1960. Installed May 7, 1961. Dedicated Sept. 1961.
Medium:
Figure: bronze; Shaft: granite or red marble; Fountain: concrete.
Dimensions:
Figure: approx. H. 18 ft.; Birds range from: approx. H. 4 ft. to H. 8 ft.; Shaft: approx. H. 30 ft.; Fountain: approx. H. 47 in.
Inscription:
(Below the feet of the figure:) Charles Umlauf 1961 signed
Description:
A winged man stands on a tall shaft in the center of a large circular fountain. The fountain contains eighteen birds mounted on slender rods.
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight
Figure male -- Full length
Animal -- Bird
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Dallas, Department of Park & Recreation, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75201
Located Dallas Love Field Airport, Dallas, Texas
Remarks:
Commission sponsored by the City of Dallas through the Love Field Monument Competition. Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Leo F. Corrigan. Renovated in 1989. Gibson A. Danes and Donald B. Goodall's publication gave the media of the shaft as granite; Save Outdoor Sculpture survey reported shaft media as red marble. The work used to have a plaque that stated: SPIRIT OF FLIGHT/DONATED BY/THE/LEO CORRIGAN FAMILY/1960. For related article see: Alcalde (published by the Ex-Students' Association of the University of Texas, Austin) (Nov./Dec. 1987).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992.
Danes, Gibson A. & Donald B. Goodall, "Charles Umlauf, Sculptor," Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Danes, Gibson A. & Donald B. Goodall, "Charles Umlauf, Sculptor," Austin: University of Texas Press, 1967, pg.70.
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 87470106
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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