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Mast, David,
Animal -- Lion
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Righteousness Restored, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mast, David, 1954- , sculptor.
Title:
Righteousness Restored, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Dedicated 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Indiana limestone; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 34 x 65 x 24 in.; Base: approx. 36 x 72 x 30 in. (3,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On front of base of sculpture:) (copyright symbol:) MAST 1981 (Bronze plaque on front of base:) RIGHTEOUSNESS RESTORED/DONORS:/SCULPTOR-DAVID MAST/WICHITA DOWNTOWN LIONS CLUB/1982 signed
Description:
A male lion low to the ground, striding forward with proper left front foot, its tail touching the ground in the back, and its mouth open.
Subject:
Animal -- Lion
Allegory -- Quality -- Justice
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wichita, Department of Parks and Recreation, 455 North Main, 11th Floor, Wichita, Kansas 67202
Located Omnisphere Earth-Space Center, 220 South Main, Wichita, Kansas
Remarks:
Originally commissioned by the Urban Renewal Agency for the old Union Station; but the Urban Renewal Agency was dismantled, before the sculpture was completed. The Downtown Lions Club secured current location for sculpture and provided funds for its base. IAS files contain copy of article from The Wichita Eagle and Beacon, Feb. 14, 1982.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita, survey, 1993.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 22.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 5.
Wichita Eagle and Beacon, Feb. 14, 1982.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, pg. 22.
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 88410005
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Inventory of American Sculpture
88410005
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