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The Five Stones of Elena Gallegos, (sculpture). Artist:  Walters, Billie, 1927- , sculptor. Vonne, Peter, assistant. Title:  The Five Stones of Elena Gallegos, (sculpture). Dates:  1982-1983. Dedicated Aug. 6, 1983. Medium:  Granite stones, copper and brass. Dimensions:  5 stones. Overall: approx. 89 in. x 23 ft. 4 in. x 85 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Five large native stones set roughly in line on a desert floor at the foot of the Sandia Mountains, with a dirt path connecting them. Each stone has an abstract design on its face, with metal shapes incorporated into the designs on the two opposite stones in the sculpture. The first stone has cut into its face a smooth circle containing a geometric design composed of 38 copper pins, representing the 38 years of Phillip B. Tollefsrud's life. Subject:  Abstract Homage -- Tollefsrud, Phillip B. Object Type:  Boulder Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Located Albert G. Simms Park, Elena Gallegos Picnic Area, Albuquerque, New Mexico Remarks:  Funded by the City of Albuquerque One Percent for Art program. IAS files contain detailed dimensions. For related articles, see Albuquerque Tribune, Aug. 5, 1983, and Albuquerque Journal, Aug. 6, 1983. On nearby plaque: PHILLIP B. TOLLEFSRUD/MEMORIAL/In Memory of/Phillip B. Tollefsrud/1938-1976/Leader, Mediator, and Advocate/of Open Space/Who Dreamed and Worked/to Preserve/"This Most Beautiful Backdrop/A City Ever Had". On nearby plaque: CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE/1% FOR ART/BILLIE WALTERS/The Five Stones of Elena Gallegos, 1982. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. New Mexico Magazine 63 (Feb. 1985): pg. 25. 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 NM000070   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000070 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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