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Tem and Ptah, (sculpture). Artist:  Highstein, Jene, 1942-2013, sculptor. Hendrix Landscaping Design, landscape architect. Title:  Tem and Ptah, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Lump and Bump, (sculpture). Tem and Ptah, Sun Rising, Sun Setting, (sculpture). Dates:  1986. Dedicated Sept. 27, 1986. Medium:  Sculptures: grey granite; Foundations: concrete. Dimensions:  2 boulders. Each approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft.; Foundation: approx. W. 5 ft. x D. 4 ft. (40 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two large granite boulders, with chiseled, lightly textured surface. The boulders are placed about 30 feet apart, one vertically-oriented; the other, horizontally-oriented. Subject:  Mythology -- Egyptian -- Tem Mythology -- Egyptian -- Ptah Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln Boulder Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lincoln, Office of the Mayor, 555 South 10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 Located Old City Hall, Sculpture garden at 9th & O Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $40,000 given in 1977 to the City of Lincoln. The sculptures cost $80,000. Tem is the Egyptian God of Sunset, and Ptah the God of Sunrise. Sculptures have also been referred to as "Lump and Bump" and "Tem and Ptah, Sun Rising, Sun Setting." IAS files contain a partial transcription of a nearby plaque. IAS files also contain newsclippings from the Lincoln Star (NE), June 11, 1987, pg. 21, and June 16, 1989, and other related clippings. IAS file contains related excerpt from the brochure "Celebrate Lincoln Public Sculpture." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994. SOS Assessment Award, 1997. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. 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 NE000083   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NE000083 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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