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Houser, Allan,
Art Foundry,
Figure group -- Female
Ethnic -- Indian
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa
Sculpture
When Friends Meet, (sculpture).
Artist:
Houser, Allan, 1914-1994, sculptor.
Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
When Friends Meet, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Copyrighted 1987. Dedicated Oct. 15, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze with patina; Plinth: bronzed steel; Base: concrete, painted red.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 75 x 68 x 41 in.; Base: approx. 14 x 91 x 59 in.
Inscription:
(On lower corner of plinth:) ALLAN HOUSER/(copyright symbol) 87 2/6 (The founder's mark of an attached "AF" appears) ART FOUNDRY (On plaque on base:) WHEN FRIENDS MEET/by/ALLAN HOUSER (HOUZOUS) A CHIRICHUAHUA APACHE/Dedicated October 15, 1989 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Abstract grouping of three Pueblo Indian women in conversation. The figures are featureless with only round depressions at the top for faces and triangular forms to suggest arms. All wear blankets draped over their heads and falling to their knees. The sculpture stands on an irregular six-sided base.
Subject:
Figure group -- Female
Ethnic -- Indian -- Pueblo
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Rogers University, 700 North Greenwood, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74106
Located Rogers University, Main Hall, University Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Remarks:
Cast no. 2/6.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Oklahoma survey, 1996.
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 OK000211
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OK000211
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