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    		• Setter, Henry,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Homage -- De Chardon, Pierre Teilhard
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Carrollton
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Noosphere II, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Setter, Henry, 1929- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Noosphere II, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated May 1, 1987.
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: polyester resin, fiberglass and woodflour with wood armature; Base: wood box covered with fiberglass and polyester resin.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 2 x 4 x 4 ft.
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture with organic and angular forms. The piece is open in the center, thick at the bottom, and composed of numerous curving lines and intersecting planes. Its color is white with dark mottling.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Homage -- De Chardon, Pierre Teilhard
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Carrollton
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Ramada Inn, 1202 South Park Street, Sculpture garden, Carrollton, Georgia 30117
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was inspired by the evolutionary theories of Pierre Teilhard De Chardon. Noosphere means "mind-sphere," which refers to the stratification of the earth which gives evidence in artifacts of human intelligence. This pieces served as the foundry pattern for aluminum casting.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
    Ramada Inn-Carrollton, 1991.
    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 66040001
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