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Campbell, Dalmar J.,
Figure female -- Full length
Performing Arts -- Music
Object -- Musical Instrument
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Mariposa
Sculpture
The Harpy, (sculpture).
Artist:
Campbell, Dalmar J., 1939- , sculptor.
Title:
The Harpy, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986-1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, found objects including curtain rods.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 x 5 x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(In script:) D j campbell signed
Description:
Abstract sculpture of a Victorian lady playing a parlor harp. She leans into the instrument, her hands held against the strings. The figure is outlined in steel rods. The strings of the harp are found curtain rods. The base of the harp is a round metal wheel and the softening pedal is an old gear gauge held horizontally in place by a steel spring.
Subject:
Figure female -- Full length
Performing Arts -- Music -- Harp
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Harp
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Mariposa
Sculpture
Owner:
Mennig, Mary & Jan, 5023 Mariposa Street, Mariposa, California
Remarks:
The curtain rods used for the strings came from a hotel in Yosemite National Park. Other found objects came from a mine in Mariposa County and the Mariposa Gazette.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001671
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