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(Coe College Abstract), (sculpture). Artist:  Whiting, Edmund, 1918-1975, sculptor. Loomis Brothers Construction, contractor. Title:  (Coe College Abstract), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated May 18, 1974. Medium:  Sculpture: copper tubing with green patina; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 x 15 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 3 x 3 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on base:) THIS SCULPTURE IS A GIFT OF/EDMUND WILSON WHITING/SCULPTOR/AND/MR. AND MRS. STEVAN B. SMITH/AND IS JOINTLY DEDICATED TO/MARVIN CONE/PAINTER AND TEACHER AT COE COLLEGE/1919 TO 1963/AND TO/ISSAC BUTLER SMITH/TRUSTEE OF COE COLLEGE/1912 TO 1941 (Poem by Edmund Whiting follows) Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- Cone, Marvin Homage -- Smith, Isaac Butler Occupation -- Education -- Teacher Occupation -- Art -- Painter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Iowa -- Cedar Rapids Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Coe College, Stewart Memorial Library, 1220 1st Avenue, N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402 Located Coe College, Dows Fine Arts Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Remarks:  Gift of the artist and Mr. & Mrs. Stevan B. Smith in memory of Marvin Cone, a painter and faculty member at Coe College and Isaac Butler Smith, a trustee and alumus. The base was designed by Whiting and built by Loomis Brothers Construction. This is reportedly the first major sculpture on campus. The artist was inspired by the pattern which reticulated cerite makes in a mineral. The design of the sculpture reflects the architecture of the Dows Fine Arts Center. IAS files contain a press release which contains the text of the poem on the base. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Iowa survey, 1996. 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 IA000317   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture IA000317 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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