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The Hand of Friendship, (sculpture). Artist:  Egri, Ted, sculptor. Romero, Lupe L., welder. Rio Grande Steel Company, fabricator. Title:  The Hand of Friendship, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1968. 1969. Dedicated Sept. 27, 1969. Relocated 1990. Rededicated 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Kaiser sheet steel; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 13 x 16 x 10 ft.; Base: approx. 18 x 4 x 4 ft. Description:  An abstract hand holds an eternal torch with the atomic energy and Zia sunburst symbols encircling it. Subject:  Figure -- Fragment -- Hand Abstract State of Being -- Emotion -- Friendship Object -- Other -- Torch Homage -- Carper, Emery Homage -- Carper, Etta DeLoach Object Type:  Light fixture Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 Located La Luz de Amistad Park, Tramway & Central N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico Provenance:  Formerly located Civic Plaza, Albuquerque, New Mexico Remarks:  The sculpture cost $6,000 and was commissioned in 1968 by Mr. and Mrs. A. Otto Miller in memory of Emery and Etta DeLoach Carper. Emery Carper (b. 1882) was driller of some of the first artesian wells in Pecos Valley and in the early 1930s formed the Carper Drilling Company to explore and produce oil. He was eight times president of the New Mexico Oill and Gas Association; and was active in civic, political and industry affairs. The artwork was created before the existence of the City's One Percent for Art Program was established; but has since been "adopted" as a Public artwork. It was originally located at La Luz de Amistad Park (aka Entry Park) (the old entrance to Albuquerque on Route 66). It was dedicated there on Sept. 27, 1969. Sometime later it was relocated to Civic Plaza. In Oct. 1990, because of renovation work at Civic Plaza, the sculpture was returned to La Luz de Amistad Park. IAS files contain April 23, 1991 Press Release, Egri's 1969 dedicatory address, dedication program and related correspondence. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1994. 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 NM000050   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NM000050 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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