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Bass, Jim,
Bass Studio,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Topeka
Sculpture
Formation, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bass, Jim, 1933- , sculptor.
Bass Studio, founder.
Title:
Formation, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968. June 3, 1969.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze alloy; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 55 x 101 x 68 in.; Base: approx. 54 x 37 x 24 in. (1,500 lbs.)
Inscription:
(On plaque on back of base:) BASS 1968 signed
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Topeka
Sculpture
Owner:
Security Benefit Group of Companies, 700 S.W. Harrison, S.W. corner 7th & Van Buren, Topeka, Kansas 66636
Provenance:
Originally installed Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, 7th & Van Buren, Main entrance, Topeka, Kansas 1969.
Remarks:
Encased in the base of sculpture is a time capsule containing projections for the future. Nearby plaque reads: FORMATION/By JAMES BASS/DEDICATED JUNE 3, 1969. IAS files contain related information from The State Journal (Topeka, KS), June 11, 1969; and Dedication Booklet from Security Benefit Life Insurance Company, June 3, 1969. For related article see: Modern Casting Magazine, July 1970, pg. 52-53.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The State Journal (Topeka, KS), June 11, 1969.
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 KS000109
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KS000109
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