Patronus, (sculpture).

Patronus, (sculpture).

Farris, Greer, 1942- , sculptor.

Cromwell, Neyland, Truemper, Levey & Gatchell, architectural firm.

Arkansas Valley Steel Co., fabricator.

Patronus, (sculpture).

1983. Installed Oct. 1984.

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Sculpture: painted steel; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 16 x 30 x 18 ft.; Base: approx. W. 60 ft. x D. 28 ft. (8 1/2 tons).

(On proper left leg of south form:) PATRONUS/GREER FARRIS/1983 signed

Abstract sculpture of five forms arranged equidistant from each other on a thirty foot arc. The piece is painted red.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Arkansas -- Little Rock

Administered by Veterans Administration, Administration Office, 4300 West 7th Street, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

Located John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital, West lawn, Little Rock, Arkansas

Sculpture was commissioned for $25,000 through the General Services Administration Art-in-Architecture Program. IAS files contain related articles from American Craft, April/May 1985, pg. 71; Southwest Times Record, Dec. 10, 1983, pg. 2-A; and the Arkansas Gazette, Oct. 6, 1981, pg. 1C and 8C,

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arkansas survey, 1993.

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