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Goseyun, Craig Dan,
Warnock, Doug,
Wiernasz, Aaron,
Snyder, Kent,
Wheat, Regan,
Lindsay, Laura,
Rockhill, Zach,
Taleshi, Cyrus,
Constance, Brian,
Joyce, Megan,
Object -- Other
Ethnic -- Indian
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Sculpture
Water Carrier, (sculpture).
Artist:
Goseyun, Craig Dan, 1960- , sculptor.
Warnock, Doug, sculptor.
Wiernasz, Aaron, assistant.
Snyder, Kent, assistant.
Wheat, Regan, assistant.
Lindsay, Laura, assistant.
Rockhill, Zach, assistant.
Taleshi, Cyrus, assistant.
Constance, Brian, assistant.
Joyce, Megan, assistant.
Title:
Water Carrier, (sculpture).
Dates:
1994. Copyrighted 1994. Cast summer 1994. Dedicated Oct. 9, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: silicon bronze alloy; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 2 ft. 5 in. x 2 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 1 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
(On lower proper left of sculpture:) Craig d. Goseyun (copyright symbol)/AP (On plaque on base, raised letters:) Water Carrier/by Craig Dan Goseyun/In Celebration of the Spooner Hall Centennial/October 1994/Made possible through the Generosity of/Clarence and Hazel Beck unsigned
Description:
An abstract bronze sculpture with an elongated oval shape arising out of an octagonal lower section and topped by a pot shape. On the side of the sculpture facing Jayhawk Boulevard, a wavy line is incised. The sculpture sits atop a rectangular concrete base.
Subject:
Object -- Other -- Container
Ethnic -- Indian
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Lawrence
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Kansas, Office of Capital Programs, 351 Strong Hall, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Located University of Kansas, In front of Spooner Hall, Jayhawk Boulevard, Lawrence, Kansas 66045
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned for the 100th birthday of Spooner Hall. The sculpture cost $34,000 and was partially funded by a gift of $25,000 from Clarence and Hazel Beck (Rye, New Hampshire). Craig Goseyun provided a plaster 18 inch model from which the bronze was created. The sculpture was cast at the University of Kansas foundry, under the direction of Assistant Professor Doug Warnock and students Aaron Wiernasz, Kent Snyder, Regan Wheat, Laura Lindsay, Zach Rockhill, Cyrus Taleshi, Brian Constance, and Megan Joyce.
IAS files contain related articles from the Lawrence Journal-World, July 8, 1994, pg. 1B, 3B; Oct. 8, 1994, pg. 3A; and the Lawrence Journal-World, KU Edition, Aug. 1994, pg. 6A, 7A. IAS files contain article from the University Daily Kansan, Oct. 10, 1994, pg. 1; and articles from Oread, Oct. 7, 1994: pg. 2, and Aug. 26, 1994, pg. 5. IAS files contain excerpt from the Museum of Anthropology, The University of Kansas Cultures, Newsletter, 31 (Summer/Fall 1993): pg. 4; and a copy of Kansas University Endowment, 1994 Annual Report. IAS files also contain a copy of the invitation to the dedication ceremony.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
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 KS000479
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