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Skinner, Frederick James,
Superior Concrete,
Figure male -- Head
Dress -- Accessory
Allegory -- Other
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- South Portland
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Skinner, Frederick James, 1947- , sculptor.
Superior Concrete, fabricator.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Head Work For Charan, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984. Copyrighted 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: cast concrete, fabricated aluminum, and brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 59 x 59 x 34 in.; Base: approx. 31 in. x 17 ft. x 66 in. (5,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Back, left of aluminum:) SKINNER (Back, right of aluminum:) (copyright symbol) 1984 signed
Description:
A three-dimensional male face protrudes from the front side of the rectangular section on the sculpture. The man is wearing a hat that has a circle on the lower, front center. The other side of the sculpture has been split open to reveal the orb of the brain in a recessed cavity which is surrounded by a pair of aluminum calipers.
Subject:
Figure male -- Head
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
Allegory -- Other -- Thought
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- South Portland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Maine State Technical College System, Southern Maine Technical College, Fort Road, South Portland, Maine 04106
Located Southern Maine Technical College, Jewet Machine Tool Technology Center, South Portland, Maine
Remarks:
The artist was awarded $17,000 by Maine's Percent for Art program for his sculpture design which was installed outside the Jewet Machine Tool Technology Center. The artist shared his creation with students who helped with modelmaking, blueprints, and the actual construction. The sculpture includes a time capsule. IAS files contain related articles in Maine Insight (Augusta, Maine) vol.11: no. 2, pg.7 (Winter 1982-1983); and Maine Times, 1982.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1993.
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 ME000005
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Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000005
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