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    		• Walker, O. R.,
     
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    		• Moss, W. S.,
     
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    		• Animal -- Bird
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Indian
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Lovington
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Lovington Courthouse, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Unknown, sculptor.
    Walker, O. R., architect.
    Moss, W. S., contractor.
    Title: 
    Lovington Courthouse, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1936.
    Medium: 
    Relief: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Relief: approx. 10 ft. x 5 ft. x 3 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    A relief around the entrance of the Courthouse consisting of a large 1930's style thunderbird directly above the entranceway and a decorative linear motif on the sides of the doorway.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Bird
    Ethnic -- Indian
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Lovington
    Architectural component
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Lea County, Board of Commissioners, 100 North Main, Lovington, New Mexico
    Located Lea County Courthouse, Main & Central, At entrance, Lovington, New Mexico
    Remarks: 
    The thunderbird on the entranceway relief is a recurring theme elsewhere on reliefs on the Courthouse building. Lettering above entranceway reads: LEA COUNTY/COURTHOUSE. O. R. Walker was the architect for the Courthouse and W. S. Moss was the builder. IAS files contain transcription of nearby plaque.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000189
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