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Rieman, Steven L.,
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Reptile
Animal -- Coyote
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Twentynine Palms
Kinetic
Sculpture
Geo-kinetic, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rieman, Steven L., sculptor.
Title:
Geo-kinetic, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Joshua Tree National Park Geokinetic Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
1994. Dedicated Feb. 25, 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel.
Dimensions:
Approx. 14 x 20 x 1 ft.
Description:
Abstract kinetic steel sculpture featuring two large balanced arms mounted on a single axle atop a 12 foot mast. The arms move independently of each other. The base of each arm, near the mast, features a disc with abstracted figures cut out. One disc features the figures in negative space; the other disc features the figures in positive space. The figures include a human form, birds, rodents, a snake, a coyote and a wildcat.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
Animal -- Coyote
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Twentynine Palms
Kinetic
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Coadministered by Joshua Tree National Monument, 74485 National Monument Drive, Twentynine Palms, California 92277
Located Joshua Tree National Monument, Visitor's Center Headquarters, 29 Palms entrance, Twentynine Palms, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was donated by August and Susan Fruge in celebration of Joshua Tree National Monument becoming a national park. IAS files contain copy of related artist's statement.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
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 CA001686
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001686
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