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Poncet, Antoine,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Deerfield
Sculpture
Uncorsuptible, (sculpture).
Artist:
Poncet, Antoine, 1928- , sculptor.
Title:
Uncorsuptible, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Late 1960s. Originally Installed 1982.; Dedicated Dec. 7, 1991.
Medium:
Sculpture: marble; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 86 x 57 x 28 in.; Base: approx. 41 x 30 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (approx. 3-5 tons).
Description:
A highly-polished white marble piece, an abstract sculpture "resembling twisted masses of muscle and bone." The formed shape is somewhat oval, with a cut-out hole in the center.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Deerfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Village of Deerfield, Administration, 850 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015
Located Village Hall, 850 Waukegan Road, Front lawn, Deerfield, Illinois
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Cummings, Nathan,
Sara Lee Corporation, 500 Waukegan Road, In front of building, Deerfield, Illinois 1982-1990.
Remarks:
Commissioned by Sara Lee's founder, Nathan Cummings in the late 1960s. In 1982 the Sara Lee Corporation bought this sculpture, and two other Poncet sculptures owned by Cummings, and installed them at their Deerfield bakery. In 1990 when Sara Lee moved its Deerfield bakery, Deerfield officials asked Sara Lee to donate the pieces to the village. Sara Lee agreed to donate, restore and move the pieces for the village. IAS files contain related articles from Chicago Tribune, Dec. 6, 1991, Sec. 2, pg. 10. and Deerfield Review (Deerfield, IL), Dec. 5, 1991, pg. 9, and a copy of remarks given at the dedication ceremony.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Chicago Tribune, Dec. 6, 1991, Sec. 2 , pg. 10.
Deerfield Review (Deerfield, IL), Dec. 5, 1991, pg. 9.
Illustration:
Chicago Tribune, Dec. 6, 1991, Sec. 2, pg. 10.
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 IL000037
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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