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(7 Cubes), (sculpture). Artist:  Utterback, Luther, sculptor. Title:  (7 Cubes), (sculpture). Other Titles:  Seven Cubes, (sculpture). Cubes, (sculpture) Dates:  1977-1978. Relocated ca. 1979. Relocated 1981. Relocated 1986. Reinstalled Sept. 1988. Medium:  Cor-Ten steel. Dimensions:  7 pieces. Each: approx. 6 x 6 x 6 ft. (3,800 lbs.). Inscription:  unsigned Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Marshalltown Sculpture Owner:  Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown, Iowa Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of City of Iowa City, Department of Parks & Recreation, Iowa City, Iowa 1986-1988. Formerly located Terrace Mills Park, Iowa City, Iowa 1986-1988. Formerly located Marshalltown Community College, Marshalltown, Iowa 1981-1986. Formerly located Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa ca. 1979-1981. Formerly located Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa ca. 1977-1979. Lent by First National Bank, Iowa City, Iowa Remarks:  IAS files include a related article from the Des Moines Register, Sept. 23, 1988 which details the provenance history of the sculpture. The idea for the sculpture originated in 1977. When the artist was unable to sell the sculpture and pay back a bank loan for the materials, the First National Bank (Iowa City, Iowa) repossessed the art. It was installed in Greenwood Park (Des Moines, Iowa) from ca. 1977 to 1979. Then six of the seven cubes were put on display at Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa). Controversial because of its abstract nature, the sculpture was loaned to Marshalltown Community College in 1981, where it remained until 1986. The sculpture was then given to the Department of Parks & Recreation (Iowa City, Iowa), and installed in Terrace Mills Park (Iowa City, Iowa). In 1988, the sculpture was returned to Marshalltown Community College (Marshalltown, Iowa). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. 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 IA000296   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000296 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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