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    Running Horses, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Mercer, Gray, 1960- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Running Horses, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1989. Dedicated May 16, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. 4 in. x W. 6 ft. x L. 34 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. H. 1 in. x W. 9 ft. x L. 35 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Right near flank of second horse:) GDM 1988 signed
    Description: 
    Two horses running, with the proper left horse in front of the proper right horse. The horse on the proper left has both front legs extended forward while the proper back left leg is extended back and the proper back right leg is slightly forward. The horse on the proper right has both back legs and the proper front left leg extended forward while the proper front right leg is bent at the knee and raised.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Horse
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
    Located Albuquerque International Airport, Near entrance of airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was donated by the law firm of Keleher & McLoad -- the first major donation to the City's Public Arts Program. IAS files contain a Public Service Announcement from the City (dated May 6, 1991), and a formal agreement regarding transfer of the work.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1993.
    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 NM000006
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