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Elka, (sculpture). Artist:  Woodruff, Thomas, 1945-1990, sculptor. Title:  Elka, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Earth Stage, (sculpture). Dates:  May 1982. Dedicated Oct. 2, 1982. Medium:  Earth and sod. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 5 ft. x Diam. 70 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Large earthwork mound located in a park. The mound is covered with sod. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton Site-specific Earthwork Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority, 400 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45410 Located DeSoto Bass Courts, 811 Oldfield Avenue, Dayton, Ohio Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant given to the City of Dayton. The sculpture was constructed as part of the City of Dayton City Beautiful Council's Alternative Spaces Residency Program. Woodruff worked with housing project residents and Wright State University students to complete the project. The sculpture was planned to be used as an earthen stage. The sculpture was named after the City Beautiful Council Director's dog. IAS files contain copy of Dedication Ceremony program; copy of artist's site plan; and copies of related materials from Dayton Daily News, July 3 & Oct. 1, 1982. IAS files contain related excerpt from "Quintessence No. 5: The documentary catalogue of the Alternative Spaces Residency Pr.", Dayton: City of Dayton, 1982, pg. 32-37. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio survey, 1994. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. 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 OH000653   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000653 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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