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Bateman, Alice Maynadier,
Abstract
Landscape -- Mountain
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
Sculpture
Bear Mountain Red - A Texas Landscape, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bateman, Alice Maynadier, 1944- , sculptor.
Title:
Bear Mountain Red - A Texas Landscape, (sculpture).
Dates:
Sept. 18, 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Texas red granite.
Dimensions:
4 pieces. Sculpture: approx. 13 x 6 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. 2 in., Diam. 54 in.
Inscription:
(Right rear side:) Alice M. Bateman/1982 signed
Description:
Organic abstract piece with a rounded top and curling, arm-like figures surrounding a half-spherical chunk. The entire work includes this large carved piece plus a granite bench to the right and two boulders to the left of the main element.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape -- Mountain -- Bear Mountain
Object Type:
Bench
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Crow Family Interests, 4814 Bengal Street #1, Dallas, Texas 75235
Located Maxus Energy Building, San Jacinto & Harwood Streets, Dallas, Texas
Remarks:
A granite block to the right of the carved figure reads: This sculpture titled "Bear Mountain Red-/Texas Landscape" after the quarry that/it came from in Fredericksburg, Texas, is a/merger of the human character with/organic abstraction./The piece was carved by Alice Maynadier/Bateman from a 12 1/2 ton block quarried/especially for the Diamond Shamrock/building. The sculpture was blocked out/in the artist's Ft. Worth studio and comp-/leted on this site Sept. 18, 1982./We are creative only when we imagine most vividly,/when we hope most profoundly, when we have the/courage to live on the edge of our possibilities./A.M.B.
Harlan Crow commissioned this work for placement at the Diamond Shamrock Building, now the Maxus Building.
References:
Dallas SculpTour, n.p., n.d. (brochure).
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992.
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 71500199
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