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Zwak, Marilyn,
Sims, Thomas Ray,
Allegory -- Life
Earthwork
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Winkelman
Sculpture
Winkelman Adobe Wall, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zwak, Marilyn, 1948- , sculptor.
Sims, Thomas Ray, assistant.
Title:
Winkelman Adobe Wall, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Winkelman Hewes Avenue Project, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Dedicated May 9, 1987.
Medium:
Wall: adobe inset with found objects; Fence: agave stalks.
Dimensions:
Wall: approx. H. 4 to 7 ft. W. 16 to 20 in. L. 116 ft.; Fence: approx. H. 12 to 15 ft.
Inscription:
(On each end of wall, formed from heavy wire cable:) Winkelman (On northeast end of wall, incised:) MZ 1987 signed
Description:
A winding, curvilinear wall, made of adobe, which is inset with numerous found objects. The wall is pierced by four windows which are inset with numerous twigs and sticks. The wall is also incised with wandering lines, petroglyph-like symbols, and birds. A tall fence made of agave stalks forms a backdrop for the wall.
Subject:
Allegory -- Life -- Humanity
Object Type:
Earthwork
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Winkelman
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Winkelman, Town Hall, 113 North Giffin Avenue, Winckelman, Arizona 85292
Located Junction of State Highways 77 & 177, Winkelman, Arizona
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Arizona Commission on the Arts and the town of Winkelman. Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. Nearby marker reads: WINKELMAN/"ADOBE", SCULPTED IN A FREE-FORM/WITH THE USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES,/WAS HAND MIXED BY THE ARTIST AND/THOMAS RAY SIMS, A LOCAL RESIDENT./INSPIRED BY THE RIVER, THE SCULPTURE/REFLECTS THE PAST, PRESENT AND/FUTURE GROWTH OF THE PEOPLE./ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS/ASARCO, INC. NATL. ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS/AZ. COMMISSION ON THE ARTS H. CHUCK WERNER/SYLVIA M. KERLOCK DUANE WILSON/CHUCK KOESTERS WINKELMAN ART BOARD/MARQUEZ ELECTRICAL WINKELMAN TOWN COUNCIL/ARTIST MARILYN ZWAK 1987
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1994.
Arizona Commission on the Arts, 1990.
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 65590016
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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