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Bier, Edmund,
Desert Crucible Foundry,
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Sculpture
Driftwood, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bier, Edmund, sculptor.
Desert Crucible Foundry, founder.
Title:
Driftwood, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 6 ft. 5 in. x Diam. 2 ft.
Inscription:
(Back, lower left of sculpture:) Edmund Bier, 1984 (Back, lower left of sculpture:) Desert Crucible/Pima Art Foundry Tucson Arizona signed Founder's mark appears.
Subject:
Ethnic -- Hebrew
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Arizona, Hillel Center, 1245 East Second Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719
Located University of Arizona, Meyer Agron Student Center, Edmund Bier Sculpture Garden, Tucson, Arizona 85719
Remarks:
The sculpture was a gift to the students from the artist. It is meant "to symbolize how the Jews have been tossed about like driftwood for most of their history." IAS files contain transcription on adjacent plaque and newspaper clipping from Arizona Daily Star dated April 25, 1985, pg.1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson 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 AZ000108
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