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Sovereign, Eddie,
Abstract
Animal -- Bear
Animal -- Bird
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bloomington
Sculpture
(Standing Bear and Eagle), (sculpture).
Artist:
Sovereign, Eddie, sculptor.
Title:
(Standing Bear and Eagle), (sculpture).
Dates:
1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Elm.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 15 ft.; Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. x 29 in. x 22 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 4 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract sculpture carved out of a dead elm tree with a chain saw. The sculpture depicts a bear standing straight up, its front paws raised over its head. An eagle with wings extended is perched on the bear's head. The tree's trunk serves as the sculpture base.
Subject:
Abstract
Animal -- Bear
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Bloomington
Sculpture
Owner:
Hyde Park, Entrance on Olcutt off Moore's Pike, Bloomington, Indiana 47401
Remarks:
Developer Howard Young hired the artist to salvage the dead elm tree at the entrance to Hyde Park, a residential housing development. IAS files contain an article from the Bloomington Herald-Times, Oct. 14, 1993, pg. D1, D3.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bloomington Herald-Times, Oct. 14, 1993, pg. D1.
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 IN000689
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Inventory of American Sculpture
IN000689
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