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Ventura, Joe,
Animal -- Dolphin
Object -- Foliage
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Sculpture
Dynomite, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ventura, Joe, sculptor.
Title:
Dynomite, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Donaldson Dolphin, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978.
Medium:
Sculpture: welded steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 50 x 37 x 20 in.; Base: approx. 56 x 42 x 44 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On the sugaro and the dolphin:) JV 78 signed
Description:
A sculpture with two main components. A dolphin is mounted on the base with his tail curled forward. He is wearing a cowboy hat on his head. In front of the dolphin on a lower base stands a sugaro cactus.
Subject:
Animal -- Dolphin
Object -- Foliage -- Cactus
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Sculpture
Owner:
Marion Donaldson Elementary School, 2040 West Omar Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85741
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the school to be used as a mascot.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson 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 AZ000126
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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