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Aycock, Alice,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Sculpture
Summaries of Arithmetic Through Dust, Including Writing Not Yet Printed, (sculpture).
Artist:
Aycock, Alice, 1946- , sculptor.
Title:
Summaries of Arithmetic Through Dust, Including Writing Not Yet Printed, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Aluminum and steel, painted.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 24 ft. x W. 18 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
This sculpture unites elements that evoke familiar objects - the loop of a giant roller coaster, the segmented interior of a turbine or chambered nautilus, the silvered horn of a gramophone - in a colossal ensemble that seems to be listening for communications from distant parts of the universe.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Ann Arbor
Sculpture
Owner:
University of Michigan North Campus, 2300 Hayward, H. H. Don Building courtyard, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
Remarks:
The sculpture was a gift of the Engineering School Class of 1933. Nearby plaque reads: Summaries of Arithmetic/Through Dust, Including/Writing Not Yet Printed/by Alice Aycock/A Gift of the Class of 1933E/1992. IAS files contain excerpt from Ellen A. Plummer and Frederick W. Mayer's brochure "The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Campus Outdoor Sculpture," Univ. of Michigan, c. 1993, pg. 37.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan 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 MI000486
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MI000486
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