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Gutmann, Willi,
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Sahls, Robert N.
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Sculpture
The Big One, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gutmann, Willi, 1927- , sculptor.
Title:
The Big One, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968.
Medium:
Sculpture: anodized aluminum; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 35 ft. x 8 ft. x 10 ft.; Base: approx. H. 24 in. x 10 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(Plaque on base reads:) IN MEMORY OF CWO. ROBERT N. SAHLS, UNITED STATES ARMY KILLED IN ACTION 11 MARCH 1969-REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM AWARDED OUR NATION'S SECOND HIGHEST MEDAL-THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture based on different forms of circles and arcs with the smaller inner pieces rotated to different angles inside the four larger circles; all are skewered on a vertical pole. The sculpture is mounted on a tiered granite base.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Sahls, Robert N.
History -- United States -- Vietnam War
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Peachtree Towers, 225 Peachtree Street, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Located Peachtree Center, 229 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1993.
East Tennessee State University, Department of Art, Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee, "Willi Gutmann/Sculptures," 1974.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
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 75003757
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
75003757
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