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    		• Falkenstein, Claire,
     
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    		• Wagar, John,
     
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    		• Homage -- Jones, A. Quincy
     
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    		• Occupation -- Art
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Carson
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Forum, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Falkenstein, Claire, 1908-1997, sculptor.
    Wagar, John, contractor.
    Title: 
    The Forum, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Homage to A. Quincy Jones, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1987.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Port Orford cedar logs, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 18 x 50 x 70 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture consisting of approximately thirty cedar logs, nine of the logs are jointed together with lap joints, nuts and bolts. Some of logs lie flat on the ground and others are form tripods.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Jones, A. Quincy
    Occupation -- Art -- Architect
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Carson
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    California State University, Dominguez Hills, University Art Gallery, Art Department, 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, California 90747
    Remarks: 
    A nearby plaque reads: THE FORUM/A SOCIO-SCULPTURAL ENVIRONMENT BY CLAIRE FALKENSTEIN/A TRIBUTE TO A. QUINCY JONES, F.A.I.A., ARCHITECT (1913-1979)/CREATOR AND PARTICIPATOR IN SHAPING THE MASTER PLAN FOR/CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS/DISTINGUISHED BENEFACTORS/(List of names in two columns)/BENEFACTORS/(List of names in two columns)/PATRONS/(List of names in three columns)/SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO/MR. GEORGE WALKER/FOR THE GENEROUS GIFT OF THE PORT ORFORD CEDAR LOGS USED IN THE SCULPTURE/EXECUTED BY/JOHN WAGAR/DEDICATED 1987. IAS files contain a partial list of benefactors and patrons, and an excerpt from Les Krantz's "The California Art Review: An Illustrated Survey of the State's Museums, Galleries and Leading Artists," 1992.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Krantz, Les, "The California Art Review: An Illustrated Survey of the State's Museums, Galleries and Leading Artists," 1992.
    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 CA001522
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