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Demetrios, Aristides,
Brown, David,
Halprin and Associates,
Homage -- Fulbright, J. Harve
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Springfield
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Demetrios, Aristides, 1932- , sculptor.
Brown, David, fabricator.
Halprin and Associates, landscape architect.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1970. 1971.
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 9 in. x 9 ft. 6 in. x 11 ft. 4 in. (8,000 lbs.).
Description:
A welded Cor-Ten steel, abstract sculpture of interlocking rectilinear shapes with some triangular blocks creating a spherical form. The sculpture has three contact points with the brick plaza upon which it rests.
Subject:
Homage -- Fulbright, J. Harve
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Missouri -- Springfield
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Downtown Springfield Association, 316 Park Central East, Springfield, Missouri 65806
Located Park Central Square, In plaza, Springfield, Missouri
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $15,000 and was a gift as part of the square renovation project from Velma Fulbright Swyers (Mrs. Monroe Swyers). The sculpture is in memory of her father, Dr. J. Harve Fulbright, a member of a pioneer family of Springfield. Fabricator David Brown assisted the artist, and Lawrence Halprin and Associates, landscape architects, acted as consultants to the Downtown Springfield Association. IAS files contain a transcription of a nearby plaque. IAS files contain the following related articles: The News-Leader (Missouri), Nov. 22, 1987, pg. 1I, 11I; Daily Press (Springfield, MO), Aug. 25, 1971; Leader-Press (Springfield, MO), Aug. 24, 1971, pg. 1, 6; Sunday News & Leader (Springfield, MO), Aug. 29, 1971, pg. C12, C17.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Missouri survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The News-Leader (Missouri), Nov. 22, 1987, pg. 1I.
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 MO000318
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