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Martens, Christiane T.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape -- Phenomenon
Homage -- Belin, Constance
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines
Sculpture
Spectral Liberation, (sculpture).
Artist:
Martens, Christiane T., sculptor.
Title:
Spectral Liberation, (sculpture).
Dates:
1984. Dedicated 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel, painted; Base: concrete and gravel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. x 25 ft. 11 in.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 2 in. x 7 ft. 6 in. x 29 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(End of northwest piece, raised script:) Christine/T. Martens (copyright symbol) 84 signed
Description:
Sculpture is a study in color using a series of intersecting arcs.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape -- Phenomenon -- Rainbow
Homage -- Belin, Constance
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Des Moines
Sculpture
Owner:
Des Moines Botanical Center, 909 East River Drive, Des Moines, West entrance, Iowa 50316
Remarks:
The sculpture was done in memory of Constance "Connie" Belin, a civic leader who died in 1980. The sculpture was a gift, paid for with a stock donation from Belin's brother Leonard Newman. The design of the sculpture is related to the theme of arcs and rainbows.
Nearby plaque reads: "SPECTRAL LIBERATION"/IN COMMEMORATION OF CONNIE BELIN/CHRISTIANE T. MARTENS, SCULPTOR/STAINLESS STEEL 1984/SCULPTURE GIVEN BY LEONARD AND EILEEN NEWMAN/HER BROTHER AND SISTER-IN-LAW/RELATED IMPROVEMENTS GIVEN BY DAVID BELIN AND/THEIR CHILDREN: JON, JIM, JOY, TOM AND LAURIE. IAS files contain related newsclipping from Des Moines Register, June 23, 1983, pg. 1, 15A.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1995.
Des Moines Botanical Center, 1988.
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 64660004
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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