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    		• Szostalo, Wiktor,
     
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    		• California Sculpture Center,
     
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    		• History -- United States
     
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    		• Allegory -- Civic
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Polish
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Joshua Tree
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Liberty Commemorative Bas-Relief Series: Polish, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Szostalo, Wiktor, sculptor.
    California Sculpture Center, founder.
    Title: 
    The Liberty Commemorative Bas-Relief Series: Polish, (sculpture).
    Medium: 
    Relief: bronze; Base: polished red granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Relief: approx. 22 x 16 x 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 30 x 20 x 1/4 in.
    Inscription: 
    (The Polish word for "liberty" is at the bottom of the relief plaque) signed
    Description: 
    Bronze bas-relief plaque depicting a waist-length male figure. He holds a cap in his proper left hand. His proper right hand is raised with the palm facing forward as if swearing an oath. In the distance behind his proper left shoulder is the face of a woman; behind his proper right shoulder is the face of a man who also has a hand raised. The relief plaque is mounted on a polished red granite panel which is attached to the side of a brick column.
    Subject: 
    History -- United States -- Immigration
    Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
    Figure group
    Ethnic -- Polish
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Joshua Tree
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by College of the Desert, Copper Mountain Campus, Humanities & Fine Arts Division, 6162 Rotary Way, P. O. Box 1398, Joshua Tree, California 92252
    Located College of the Desert, Copper Mountain Campus, Heritage Court, Joshua Tree, California
    Remarks: 
    The relief is one of a series of fifteen by various artists commissioned by Fine Arts Ltd. of St. Louis, MO. The relief is part of the founder's set of the series which is installed in Heritage Court on the College campus. IAS files contain copies of related College brochures "The Liberty Commemorative Bas-Relief Series" and "Celebrate Your Family Heritage in a Unique and Lasting Way".
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
    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 CA002038
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