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Exploration in Space, (sculpture). Artist:  Reynolds Metals Company, design firm. Title:  Exploration in Space, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1968. Dedicated Jan. 25, 1968. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: aluminum; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 4 ft. 1 in. x 4 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 9 in. Inscription:  (On front of base:) Presented to/Texas A&M University/by Albritton Engineering Corporation/Bryan Texas/and/Reynolds Metals Company/Richmond, VA/January 1968 Description:  A sphere representing the earth with a space vehicle orbiting the sphere. It is constructed of strips representing longitude and latitude lines. The sphere is resting on six supports. The space vehicle is on the front side of the globe at the 3rd latitude marker and is pointing upward at about a 60 degree angle on an orbit path trail. Subject:  History -- United States -- Space Program Allegory -- Element -- Earth Architecture -- Vehicle -- Spacecraft Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- College Station Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Texas A&M University, Registrar, Curator University Art & Exhibits, College Station, Texas 77843 Located Texas A&M University, Olin E. Teague Research Center, College Station, Texas Remarks:  Presented by Albritton Engineering Corporation and Reynolds Metals Company. IAS files contain related articles from Bryan Daily Eagle, Jan. 25, 1968; Battalion (College Station, TX), Jan. 25, 1968 and Jan. 18, 1968. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Battalion (College Station, TX), Jan. 18, 1968. 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 TX000467   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000467 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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