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    		• Majorowicz, Roger L.,
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Landscape -- River
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Gardiner
     
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    River World, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Majorowicz, Roger L., 1931- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    River World, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dec. 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: stainless steel, bronze, and aluminum; Base: cast concrete and steel rebar.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: Approx. 22 x 10 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 34 x 56 x 56 in. (4,000 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on cylinder:) RIVER WORLD/ROGER L. MAJOROWICZ/1992/COMMISSIONED FOR THE/LAURA E. RICHARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/AND THE CITIZENS OF MAINE/UNDER THE PERCENT FOR ART ACT/Roger L Majorowicz
    Description: 
    A polished stainless steel cylinder supporting two horizontal disks, with several wave-shaped forms above them. A stainless steel world globe is mounted in a bronze holder above the wave forms, representing Gardiner's connection to the river and the world. A spire projects from the globe's north pole. The upper portion of the sculpture turns in the wind.
    Subject: 
    Allegory -- Place -- Gardiner
    Object -- Other -- Globe
    Landscape -- River
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Kinetic
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Gardiner
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by State of Maine, Department of Education, School Administrative District #11, 150 Highland Avenue, Gardiner, Maine 04345
    Located Laura E. Richards Elementary School, 150 Highland Avenue, In front of school, Brunswick Avenue, Gardiner, Maine
    Remarks: 
    Funded through Maine Percent for Art program. The artist spent more than 750 hours crafting the sculpture, designing it to teach students about the community and its role in the world. IAS files contain related articles from Downeast Magazine (November 1993): pg. 67-68, 76; and Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Dec. 11, 1992, pg. 11, which discusses dedication.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine), Dec. 11, 1992, pg. 11.
    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 ME000037
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