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    		• Sayre, Tom,
     
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    		• Wade Madeley Engineers,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Allegory -- Other
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Contemplation, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Sayre, Tom, 1940- , sculptor.
    Wade Madeley Engineers, engineering firm.
    Title: 
    Contemplation, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1976. Dedicated Oct. 13, 1980.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: mild steel, painted black; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 3 in. x 24 ft. x 11 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Stamped on top of large rectangular beam:) TOM SAYRE 1976 CONTEMPLATION (copyright symbol) signed
    Description: 
    The sculpture consists of a series of cylinders which are connected by rectangular beams.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Allegory -- Other -- Thought
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    University of Houston, East Lawn, in front of University Satellite Center, Houston, Texas 77204-4891
    Provenance: 
    Formerly in the collection of Watson/de Nagy & Company, 1106 Berthea, Houston, Texas 77006
    Remarks: 
    Wade Madeley Engineers were responsible for the foundation.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    University of Houston, Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, 1989.
    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 64980013
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