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Scott, Doug,
Torres, Patricia,
Wright, Wayne,
Figure -- Fragment
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Taos
Sculpture
El Quintocentenario, (sculpture).
Artist:
Scott, Doug, sculptor.
Torres, Patricia, sculptor.
Wright, Wayne, sculptor.
Title:
El Quintocentenario, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Taos Friendship Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 17, 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: mild steel; Base: stucco
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12.5 x 6 x 7 ft.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 24 in. x 24 in.
Inscription:
(On self-base of sculpture:) 1993 D. Scott, P. Torres, & Wayne Wright (On plaque on front of base:) EL QUINTOCENTENARIO/1492 - 1992/------/OMMEMORATES THE QUINCENTENARY/OF OUR COUNTRY, AND IS DEDICATED/TO THE CITIZENS OF TAOS. MAY THE/NEXT 500 YEARS BE A PERIOD OF/HEALING AND PEACE FOR ALL PEOPLE. signed
Description:
A sculpture of three hands emerging from a base out of which spiral a dove and above that an eagle in flight.
Subject:
Figure -- Fragment -- Hand
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Animal -- Bird -- Dove
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Taos
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Taos, 400 Camino de la Placta, Taos, New Mexico 87571
Located Taos Convention Center, Taos Civic Plaza Drive, Taos, New Mexico
Remarks:
The sculpture commemorates the quincentenary of the United States.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994.
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 NM000229
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000229
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