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Shafer, Stanley,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Earthwork
Bench
Site-specific
Sculpture
Territorial Sanctuary no. 11, (sculpture).
Artist:
Shafer, Stanley, sculptor.
Title:
Territorial Sanctuary no. 11, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Territorial Sanctuary Number Eleven, (sculpture).
Dates:
1985. Aug. 26, 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Earth, wood, aluminum.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. W. 20 x 80 ft.; Each bench: approx. 2 ft. 2 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaque on wall next to one of the benches:) TERRITORIAL/SANCTUARY NO. 11/BY STAN SHAFER (copyright symbol) 1985/COMMISSIONED UNDER/THE WISCONSIN ARTS BOARD/PERCENT FOR ARTS PROGRAM unsigned
Description:
Earthwork consisting of six benches recessed into three grassy mounds, or berms. Some mounds contain aluminum inserts with wood benches.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Earthwork
Bench
Site-specific
Sculpture
Owner:
Destroyed.
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2135 Herrick Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Remarks:
Commissioned under the Wisconsin Arts Board Percent for Arts Program.
The sculpture was created and installed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, west of 420 Henry Mall, in 1985. In Spring 2003, the Wisconsin Arts Board notified IAS that the sculpture had been deaccessioned.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
Wisconsin Arts Board, Percent for Art Program, 2003.
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 WI000164
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000164
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