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Umlauf, Charles,
Fonderia Massimo Del Chiaro,
Mythology -- Classical
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Quality
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Sculpture
Prometheus, (sculpture).
Artist:
Umlauf, Charles, 1911-1994, sculptor.
Fonderia Massimo Del Chiaro, founder.
Title:
Prometheus, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Cast Summer 1990. Copyrighted 1990. Dedicated Sept. 26, 1990.
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: pink granite base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft.
Inscription:
(On back of plinth, towards lower left:) CHARLES UMLAUF/DEL 'CHIARO MOSSIMO FOUNDERIA D'ARTE signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A bronze sculpture of Prometheus running and carrying a torch in his proper right hand. He wears only a loincloth. His proper right foot is on a rock and his proper left foot is raised in the air behind him. The bronze plinth depicts a rocky surface. The sculpture rests on a pink granite base in the middle of a fountain, located in the middle of a circular courtyard. Benches are located around the fountain.
Subject:
Mythology -- Classical -- Prometheus
Figure male -- Nude
Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Sculpture
Owner:
Austin Community College, Northridge Campus, 11928 Stonehollow Drive, Austin, Texas 78758
Remarks:
NCNB Bank of Texas financed part of the sculpture and courtyard. Inscription on dedication plaque, to the proper left of sculpture, at edge of courtyard, behind bench: CHARLES UMLAUF/NCNB TEXAS/SCULPTURE AND COURTYARD/PROMETHEUS/A TITAN OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY WHO DARED TO/TAKE FIRE FROM HEAVEN AND GIVE IT TO MAN./"IN SO DOING HE FOREVER SYMBOLIZES THE/POWER OF KNOWLEDGE TO IGNITE THE MIND AND/DISPEL THE SHADOWS OF IGNORANCE."/1990/CHARLES UMLAUF/ARTIST & SCULPTOR. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication program.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin 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 TX000078
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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