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Journey to Sirius, (sculpture). Artist:  Smith, George, 1941- , sculptor. Title:  Journey to Sirius, (sculpture). Dates:  1992. Dedicated April 10, 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Welded steel, painted black. Dimensions:  2 pieces. Each: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 15 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two abstract, geometric, straight-edged sculptures face each other across a bed of gravel. The work visually and symbolically refers to the Bandiagara Escarpment, steep cliffs which stretch for 125 miles parallel to the Niger River in the Republic of Mali in West Africa. The sculptural elements on the pieces represent the paintings and carved reliefs on the actual cliffs. These reliefs and paintings depict the mythic ancestry of the Dogon Society of Mali, including the mythic star, Sirius. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Place -- Mali Landscape -- Mountain -- Bandiagara Escarpment Mythology -- Classical -- Sirius Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas Sculpture Owner:  On loan to City of Dallas, Department of Park & Recreation, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Lent by Dallas Morning News-WFAA Foundation, P. O. Box 655237, Dallas, Texas 75265 Located Lubben Plaza, Market & Young, Dallas, Texas Remarks:  Commissioned by the Dallas Morning News-WFAA Foundation as part of the sesquicentennial of the A. H. Belo Corporation, the Foundation's companion philanthropic foundation. The sculpture is on permanent loan to the City of Dallas, and the Corporation is responsible for its maintenance. Sculpture was inspired by the art and architecture created on the cliffs of Mali by the Dogon, a traditional West African Society. IAS files include a brochure from the Foundation and the text of a nearby commemorative plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas 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 TX000392   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000392 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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