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Soul, (sculpture). Artist:  Snapp, William, Jr., sculptor. Title:  Soul, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Search of Universal Life, (sculpture). Dates:  Completed 1987. Dedicated Dec. 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: green marble. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 55 x 15 x 12 in.; Base: approx. 21 x 20 x 20 in. Inscription:  (Front:) SOUL/SEARCH OF UNIVERSAL LIFE/PRESENTED TO INDIANA UNIVERSITY/IN MEMORY OF MY FATHER/WILLIAM L. SNAPP/AND HONORING MY MOTHER/GLADYS A. SNAPP/WILLIAM SNAPP, SCULPTOR/SOLI DEO GLORIA/1989 (Proper left:) THIS SCULPTURE EMBODIES/THE HUMAN QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE/PAST - PRESENT - FUTURE (Proper right back:) THE CLOSED LEFT HAND HOLDS ONTO/THE NAMES OF THOSE SOULS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR EXTANT KNOWLEDGE/PRESENT/THE LEFT FOOT GROUNDED IN THE USSR/AND THE RIGHT FOOT ROOTED IN THE USA/SYMBOLIZE THESE TWO GREAT COUNTRIES/EXPLORATION OF OUTER SPACE AND THE/"SEARCH OF UNIVERSAL LIFE"/FUTURE/WITH UP TURN EXPECTANT FACE,/OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT ARM AND OPEN HAND,/WE SEE HUMANKIND'S/QUEST FOR THE UNKNOWN (Proper right) FINIS/THIS FIGURE STANDS ON EARTH/IN HOPE THAT THE USA AND THE USSR/WILL JOINTLY ENDEAVOR TO ESTABLISH/A WORLDWIDE AND AGAINST/NUCLEAR WARFARE/IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE PLANET/FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS unsigned Description:  A figure of a male draped in a loincloth stands on a sphere representing earth, his proper right hand upraised, looking upward. His proper left arm is bent at the waist, the hand clenched. The proper left foot is forward, grounded in the section of the sphere representing the USSR, and the proper right foot is rooted in the United States. The sculpture is mounted upon a square base. Subject:  History -- United States -- Space Program Figure male -- Full length Homage -- Galilei, Galileo Homage -- Newton, Isaac Homage -- Einstein, Albert Occupation -- Science -- Scientist Occupation -- Science -- Astronomer Occupation -- Science -- Physicist Allegory -- Civic -- Unity Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bloomington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Indiana University, Architect's Office, 700 North Walnut Grove, Service Building, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Located Indiana University, Indiana Memorial Union, courtyard, Bloomington, Indiana 47405 Remarks:  The sculpture symbolizes world peace and commemorates the human quest for knowledge. The sculpture was presented in memory of the artist's father, William L. Snapp, and his mother, Gladys A. Snapp. IAS files contain related newspaper clippings. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993. 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 IN000703   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IN000703 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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