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Gomez, Marsha,
Mythology -- Egyptian
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Life
Figure group -- Female
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Cactus Springs
Sculpture
Madre del Mundo, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gomez, Marsha, sculptor.
Title:
Madre del Mundo, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Medium:
Black fiberglass, cast cement, and stone.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Three figures placed within an octagonal temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Sekhmet. In the southwest corner of the temple stands a black fiberglass statue of Sekhmet upon a throne, her hands resting on her legs. On each side of Sekhmet is a stone tablet which lists the goddess's attributes. In the opposite corner sits a statue of a cross-legged mother of the earth holding a globe on her lap. A smaller, red version of the mother sits in the center of the temple surrounded by stones and even smaller statuettes.
Subject:
Mythology -- Egyptian
Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood
Allegory -- Life -- Creation
Figure group -- Female
Figure female -- Full length
Object -- Other -- Globe
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Cactus Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Western Shoshone Tribe, Cactus Springs, Nevada
Located West side of Highway 95, Cactus Springs, Nevada
Remarks:
The three figures reside within a temple commissioned by peace activist Genevieve Vaughan. She had the temple built near the Nevada Test Site to honor the Egyptian fertility goddess Sekhmet after having touched a statue of her in Egypt in 1966 and soon after becoming pregnant. The temple represents "the health and holiness of women's fertility that has been threatened by nuclear testing." According to the artist, the figures "represent a universal feminine spirit and a desire to bring fertility back to the despoiled land." IAS files contain transcriptions of nearby plaques on tablets and a related article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 11, 1994, pg. 1C, 2C, which includes a newsphoto of the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Las Vegas Review-Journal, Oct. 11, 1994, pg. 1C.
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 NV000104
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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