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    		• Meyer, Mel,
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Recreation -- Leisure
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Two Figures), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Meyer, Mel, sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Two Figures), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: painted iron; Base: metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Male figure: approx. H. 6 ft. 12 in.; Female figure: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. W. 15 ft. x D. 4 ft. 8 in.
    Inscription: 
    Mel/1991 signed
    Description: 
    Two angular figures constructed of flat sheets of metal. A female figure is seated on a bench, reading a book. She wears a hat with a wide brim. At her side and behind the bench, a male figure stands, his proper right foot resting on the bench. He leans forward, his proper right elbow resting on his proper right knee. He wears a cap with a bill. The figures are painted in primary blue and red colors.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Recreation -- Leisure -- Reading
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by St. Mary's University, St. Mary's University Art Center, 235 West Ligustrum, San Antonio, Texas 78228
    Located St. Mary's University, Gami Science Hall, San Antonio, Texas 78228
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    Brother Mel Meyer, a Marianist, donated this sculpture to St. Mary's University at the request of the registrar, Brother Richard Dix. IAS files contain a related article from The Rattler, St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX), Oct. 23, 1991.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993.
    The Rattler, St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX), Oct. 23, 1991.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Rattler, St. Mary's University (San Antonio, TX), Oct. 23, 1991.
    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 TX000094
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