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Warrick, Michael,
Hussey, Aaron P.,
History -- United States
Object -- Tool
Object -- Tool
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
Straight Lines on a Round World, (sculpture).
Artist:
Warrick, Michael, sculptor.
Hussey, Aaron P., sculptor.
Title:
Straight Lines on a Round World, (sculpture).
Dates:
2016. Installed Feb. 20, 2017.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel, glass, and bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 18 x 12 x 13 ft.; Base: Diam. 8 ft.
Inscription:
(Etched on glass compass face:) The / Louisiana Purchase / Survey unsigned
Description:
Sculpture commemorating the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase includes a compass made of glass bearing an etching of the United States highlighted with the Louisiana Purchase territory and the state of Arkansas. Behind the compass is the top portion of a globe scored with longitude and latitude lines. The compass is supported by a vertical extension representing one leg of a surveyor's tripod. To the side of the globe is a large surveyor's plumb bob.
Subject:
History -- United States -- Louisiana Purchase
Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device
Object -- Tool -- Compass
Object Type:
Sculpture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
Owner:
Statehouse Convention Center, 101 East Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Remarks:
Funder names are listed on small square plaques around the concrete base.
References:
State of Arkansas, Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, 2017.
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 74850266
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