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Energy and Life, (sculpture). Artist:  Larson, Jane, 1922-2008, sculptor. Title:  Energy and Life, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Medium:  Stoneware tile on marine plywood, bolted to cement block wall, framed in teak. Dimensions:  3 panels. First panel: H. 18 in. x L. 10 ft.; Second panel: H. 3 ft. x L. 10 ft.; Third panel: H. 18 in. x L. 10 ft. Description:  Three panel mural. The first panel "Out of Chaos," depicts the "big bang" at left, with first biological mural emerging from center, and dogwood, redwood and magnolia. The second panel shows strength of chlorophyll with clay-cut into center and large blooms of magnolia, hibiscus and wild flowers, and the symbol for DNA, nuclear power, and ATP molecule. The last panel shows the heme molecule clay-cut in center and symbols with concerned people facing energy problems. Among the symbols included are symbols for methane, high octane gas, and the transistor. Children are front and center with flows of genes behind them, and there is a figure with a briefcase. Subject:  Allegory -- Life Figure group Object -- Flower -- Magnolia Object -- Flower -- Hibiscus Object -- Flower -- Dogwood Object -- Flower -- Redwood Object -- Flower -- Wildflower Dress -- Accessory -- Handbag Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Oak Ridge Mural Sculpture Owner:  Community Art Center, Badger Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994. Larson, Judy W., 1994. 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 MD000570   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000570 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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