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Medenica, Branko,
Lowe, Bill,
Perry, Tom,
Abstract
Allegory -- Quality
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Birmingham
Sculpture
Aspirations, (sculpture).
Artist:
Medenica, Branko, 1950- , sculptor.
Lowe, Bill, fabricator.
Perry, Tom, assistant.
Title:
Aspirations, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed June 5, 1991. Dedicated Sept. 16, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stainless steel sculpture on a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 22 ft. x 119 in. x 8 ft.; Base: 1 in. x 9 ft. x 9 ft.
Inscription:
B ASPIRATIONS/BY/SCULPTOR/BRANKO MEDENICA/DONATED BY/DR. SAM BARKER/1991 signed
Description:
A piece of polished stainless steel constructed in intersecting arcs welded together. The predominate shapes of the flat surfaces are triangular, rectangular, and square. The surface has been textured to give it a swirling pattern. The base is a flat concrete square sitting on a grassy mound surrounded by sidewalks.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Quality -- Determination
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Birmingham
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Alabama at Birmingham, Visual Arts Gallery, 900 13th Street South, Arena, Birmingham, Alabama 35294
Located University of Alabama at Birmingham, Arena, Birmingham, Alabama
Remarks:
The sculpture represents the building blocks of education. The sculpture was commissioned by Dr. Samuel Barker, Dean Emeritus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate School. IAS files contain related articles from Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, AL) June 7, 1991, pg. C1 and Birmingham News Aug. 4, 1991 (Birmingham News article references media as aluminum). Bill Lowe is the carpenter who made the forms, and Tom Perry was his assistant on the project.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, AL), June 7, 1991, pg. C1.
Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), Aug. 4, 1991.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Birmingham Post-Herald (Birmingham, AL), June 7, 1991, pg. C1.
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 AL000008
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AL000008
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