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Maher, Janet,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Object -- Letter
Ethnic -- Indian
Ethnic -- Mexican
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Los Alamos
Relief
Architectural component
Site-specific
Sculpture
Los Alamos, (sculpture).
Artist:
Maher, Janet, sculptor.
Title:
Los Alamos, (sculpture).
Dates:
April 1990-Aug. 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Glazed ceramic tile embedded in stucco.
Dimensions:
Approx. 9 ft. x 10 ft. x 1 in.
Inscription:
(On lower left:) "Los Alamos"/MCMXCi (On tile plaque:) "Los Alamos"/1991/by Janet Maher/commissioned by/1% for Art Program/New Mexico Arts Division/and/University of New Mexico/Los Alamos unsigned
Description:
Bas-relief symbols based on mathematical and scientific themes and ancient symbols from Indian and Mexican cultures are installed around the sheltered entrance of Building #6 of the University.
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Mathematics
Object -- Letter
Ethnic -- Indian
Ethnic -- Mexican
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Los Alamos
Relief
Architectural component
Site-specific
Sculpture
Owner:
University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, 4000 University Drive, Building #6, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded with a grant from the Santa Fe Arts Commission One for the Arts/Art in Public Places Program. IAS files contain a selective explanatory guide to the symbols used on the sculpture and a list of bibliographic resources consulted.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico survey, 1995.
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 NM000505
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000505
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