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(Transamerica Building Murals), (sculpture). Artist:  Clement, Charles, 1921-1981, sculptor. Mangotitch, Ed, engineer. Tom Stanley and Associates, architectural firm. Title:  (Transamerica Building Murals), (sculpture). Other Titles:  (Phoenix Rising), (sculpture). Dates:  1962. Medium:  Cast concrete, painted white. Dimensions:  3 panels. East facade: approx. 15 ft. x 18 ft. 6 in. x 3 in.; South facade (east): approx. 15 ft. x 5 ft. 7 in. x 3 in.; South facade (west): 8 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. x 3 in. Inscription:  (Lower, right corner of the east facade panel:) C CLEMENT 62 signed Description:  Three separate relief panels thematically representing discarded desert objects. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Place -- Phoenix Allegory -- Place -- Deserts Object Type:  Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson Sculpture Owner:  Transamerica Building Corporation, 177 North Church Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701 Provenance:  Formerly located Phoenix Title Building, 177 North Church Avenue, Tucson, Arizona 85701 Remarks:  Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. The Transamerica Building was formerly known as the Phoenix Title Building. Objects found discarded in the desert, including wheels, parts of trees, etc., were used in the casting of the piece. The sculpture was originally a golden color (from the pigment in the concrete), but was subsequently painted white. The east facade is known as "Phoenix Rising". References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson 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 AZ000090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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