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Umlauf, Charles,
Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte,
Abstract
Allegory -- Quality
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Sculpture
Symbol of Education, (sculpture).
Artist:
Umlauf, Charles, 1911-1994, sculptor.
Vignali & Tommasi Fonderia d'Arte, founder.
Title:
Symbol of Education, (sculpture).
Dates:
1970. Dedicated May 9, 1970.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite or marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. Diam. 25 in.; Base: H. 4 ft. W. 17.75 in.
Inscription:
C UMLAUF/Fonderia D' A TK/IUGI TOMM/PIETRASA (On plaque on base:) MEMORIAL/TO/CHARLES H. TENNYSON/TEACHER/TEXAS LEGISLATOR/EXECUTIVE SECRETARY/TEXAS STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION/CREATED/BY CHARLES UMLAUF/DEDICATED MAY 9, 1970 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A linear, curving, abstract form with a green patina. Two dominant shapes of different heights, curve and reach upwards. The outer surface is mostly smooth, with some areas of texture. Within this shape is a cavity in which cluster three additional shapes, also of varying heights, depicting a flower's stigma and style. The sculpture rests on a rectangular granite base which rests on two low tiers of cut granite in the shape of dodecahedrons.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Quality -- Prudence
Object -- Flower
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Sculpture
Owner:
Texas State Teachers Association, 316 West 12th Street, Austin, Texas 78701
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from "Tennyson Sculpture, Library," Texas Outlook (May 1970): pg. 50; "Tennyson Memorial Library and Sculpture To Be Dedicated During Spring Ceremonies," Texas Outlook (March 1970): pg. 43; Austin American-Statesman (Austin, TX), May 10, 1970; and Gibson A. Danes, "The Sculpture and Drawing of Charles Umlauf," Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1980, pg. 134. The sculpture was cast in Italy. Although SOS! survey report identified base as granite, Texas Outlook article cited above references base as marble.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Danes, Gibson A., "The Sculpture and Drawing of Charles Umlauf," Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1980, pg. 70.
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 TX000081
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000081
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