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Oberloier, Bill,
Fantasy -- Dragon
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Beaverton
Sculpture
Dragon, (sculpture).
Artist:
Oberloier, Bill, sculptor.
Title:
Dragon, (sculpture).
Dates:
Sept. 7, 1981. Dedicated Sept. 21, 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: scrap steel and scrap iron, including I-beams, crane bucket, snow plow, logging chain, scraps from brakes, headlights; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 15 ft. x Diam. 60 ft.; Foundation: approx. W. 2 ft. x D. 7 ft. (4 tons).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A welded, scrap-metal sculpture of a dragon, with headlight eyes and snowplow wings. Its mouth is open and its wings are somewhat spread. The body is supported by an I-beam, with the legs off the ground, giving the appearance of just taking off or landing.
Subject:
Fantasy -- Dragon
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Beaverton
Sculpture
Owner:
Oberloier Studios, 4076 West Lyle Road, Beaverton, Michigan 48612
Provenance:
Formerly located Lyle Development Corporation, 4144 West Lyle Road, Beaverton, Michigan 48612
Remarks:
The sculpture was created for the 1981 Lyle Dragon Festival of the arts, a festival conceived by the artist and his wife as a means of generating funds to support the Gladwin City Council of the Arts. IAS files contain a 1981 newspaper article from the Bay City Times.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000556
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000556
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