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  • Simpson, Buster,
     
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  • Spitzer, D. B.,
     
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  • EDAW, Inc.,
     
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  • Figure -- Head
     
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  • Object -- Other
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Anaheim
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    Nose to the Grindstone, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Simpson, Buster, 1942- , sculptor.
    Spitzer, D. B., architect.
    EDAW, Inc., landscape architect.
    Title: 
    Nose to the Grindstone, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Redwood, stone, and metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 10 x 8 x 1 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A huge wooden silhouette of a head leans over a circular grindstone, its forehead almost touching the wheel. The silhouette is decorated with several square drawings of brains placed randomly on the top part of the head. The head is secured against a concrete wall and suspended by wires.
    Subject: 
    Figure -- Head
    Object -- Other -- Wheel
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Anaheim
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Anaheim, Redevelopment Agency, 201 South Anaheim, City Hall West, Anaheim, California 92805
    Located Corner of Clementine Street & West Harbor Place, Anaheim, California
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain: a landscape diagram of July 17, 1992, by EDAW, Inc.; and an architectural diagram dated Dec. 1992 by D. B. Spitzer.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
    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 CA001461
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