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Blackland, (sculpture). Artist:  De Frese, Jerry, 1950- , sculptor. Title:  Blackland, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Installed 1986. Medium:  Galvanized steel pipe. Dimensions:  Approx. 8 x 8 x 9 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Abstract three-dimensional outline of a house. The galvanized steel sculpture stands directly on the ground. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Architecture -- Domestic -- House Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Austin, Parks & Recreation Department, Art in Public Places Program, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Suite 203, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas 78704 Located George Washington Carver Museum, 1165 Angelina Street, Austin, Texas Provenance:  Formerly located De Frese, Jerry, 905 East 53rd, Austin, Texas 78751 Formerly located Laguna Gloria Art Museum, 3809 West 35th Street, Austin, Texas 78703 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned for a 1983 sculpture exhibit at Laguna Gloria Art Museum in Austin. After the exhibit, the sculpture was located at the artist's home until 1986, when it was donated to the city. The sculpture is named after an east Austin neighborhood and reflects the artist's response to the University of Texas expansion into the Backland Community. IAS files contain copies of related excerpts from Bette Reichman (ed.) "Sculpture in Austin", Austin: University of Texas, 1989, pg. 18; and Deby Childress' "Austin Art Adventures", Austin: Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin, 1989, pg. 12-13. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993. 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 TX001172   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001172 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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