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Russin, Robert I.,
Abstract
Figure -- Head
Landscape -- Celestial
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Element
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Casper
Sculpture
Man and Energy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Russin, Robert I., 1914- , sculptor.
Title:
Man and Energy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1972-1973. Copyrighted 1973.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast bronze, partially polished, with various shades of patina, and steel; Base: polished granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 60 x 57 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 56 x 48 x 40 in.
Inscription:
(Right side of back of sculpture, incised:) RUSSIN/1972-73 (copyright symbol) (Front of base in raised, metal letters:) MAN/AND/ENERGY (Bronze plaque on side of base, raised:) "MAN AND ENERGY"/BY ROBERT I. RUSSIN/DONATED TO/CASPER COLLEGE FOUNDATION/BY (Column 1:) GERALD W. DEINES/WALT FORBES/RONALD B. JOHNSON/DENNIS H. LOWER/JACK ROSENTHAL/MR. & MRS. TOM STROOCK (Column 2:) JOHN P. ELLBOGEN/THOMAS W. HOWARD/R. K. LISCO/C. J. MURPHY/MR. & MRS. RALPH SCHAUSS/H. A. (DAVE) TRUE, JR. signed
Description:
Spherical shape with a man's head on top. The sphere is hollowed out and has openings in the front and back. The back opening has the sun with its rays channeled through the sphere's interior. The sphere is set atop a short post on a base with inscriptions.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure -- Head
Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
Allegory -- Life -- Humanity
Allegory -- Element -- Energy
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Casper
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Casper College Foundation, 125 College Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82601
Located Casper Area Chamber of Commerce, 500 North Center Street, Casper, Wyoming
Remarks:
Sculpture takes its design from Casper's identification as the energy capitol of the Nation. IAS files contain a related article from Casper Star Tribune (WY), May 26, 1974, and an unidentified clipping from 1972.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wyoming survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Casper Star Tribune (WY), May 26, 1974.
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 WY000117
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WY000117
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