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Vo, Loi Van,
Animal -- Bird
Allegory -- Civic
Homage -- Meyer, Raymond Tie
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
Sculpture
A Flight to Freedom, (sculpture).
Artist:
Vo, Loi Van, sculptor.
Title:
A Flight to Freedom, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Dedicated Aug. 25, 1990.
Medium:
Sculpture: welded automobile bumpers with gold and chrome plating; Base: welded steel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 x 20 x 11 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x 8 in.
Inscription:
(Welded onto head of eagle:) Loi Vo (On plaque on base:) FLIGHT TO FREEDOM/BY LOI VO/DEDICATED TO RAYMOND TIE MEYER/AUG. 25, 1990 signed
Description:
An eagle perches on a branch with wings spread as though it had just landed.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Eagle
Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty
Homage -- Meyer, Raymond Tie
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nebraska -- Lincoln
Sculpture
Owner:
Lincoln Plating, 600 West E Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68522
Remarks:
Gift of the artist in honor of his father-in-law, Raymond Tie Meyer. IAS files include a related article from the Lincoln Journal-Star, Aug. 2, 1990 and historic photographs of the work in progress.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nebraska survey, 1994.
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 NE000202
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NE000202
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