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Maduna, Vusumuzi,
Abstract
Ethnic -- African
Dress -- Costume
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
Sculpture
Inner City Totem #1, (sculpture).
Artist:
Maduna, Vusumuzi, 1940- , sculptor.
Title:
Inner City Totem #1, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Inner City Totem I, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Rededicated Oct. 15, 1996.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel and wood; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 19 ft. x 42 in. x 13 in.; Base: approx. H. 46 in. x Diam. 11 in.
Inscription:
(On interior of I-beam, right side of sculpture:) DENNIS DIDLEY 6 X 82 X 9 (On bottom right side of sculpture:) DD (artist's monogram) signed
Description:
An abstract sculpture that translates the artist's life-sized African inspired masks into large scale. The sculpture is constructed from welded metal beams, sheet metal, wood, and nails rests on a short cylindrical concrete base. The metal beams and wood pieces are lined up vertically and are sandwiched between two pieces of sheet metal that is cut with geometric shapes.
Subject:
Abstract
Ethnic -- African
Dress -- Costume -- Mask
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Cambridge, Cambridge Arts Council, 57 Inman Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Located Cambridge Community Center, 5 Callendar Street, In front of main entrance, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the City of Cambridge.
References:
Cambridge Arts Council, Percent for Art Program, 1990.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
Inventory staff, 2000.
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 65710030
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