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Jacobson, Raymond I.,
Barber Bronze,
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Porter, Laudie
Literature -- Cather
Literature -- Lincoln
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Northfield
Sundial
Sculpture
Laudie Porter Memorial Sundial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jacobson, Raymond I., 1920- , sculptor.
Barber Bronze, founder.
Title:
Laudie Porter Memorial Sundial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 29 x 27 x 18 in.; Base: approx. H. 47 in. x Diam. 48 in.
Inscription:
R. JACOBSON/BARBER BRONZE '91 (On sculpture, north side:) SHE HAD ONLY TO TOUCH/AN IDEA TO MAKE IT LIVE/WILLA CATHER/IN MEMORY OF LAUDIE PORTER/ (Incised on sculpture, south side:) DIAL SHOWS APPARENT SOLAR TIME (Around top of base:) LOVE ALTERS NOT NOR LIGHT WITH TIMES SWIFT FLIGHT (At bottom of base, north side:) ANNA T. LINCOLN/1879 C.C. 1909 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
The sculpture is an "East-West Vertical Meridian Pierced Gnoman Sundial." Rendered using contemporary geometric forms, it vertically oriented, as opposed to traditional horizontal sundials. The sundial stands on a cylindric base.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Porter, Laudie
Literature -- Cather
Literature -- Lincoln
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Northfield
Sundial
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Carleton College, Building and Grounds Department, Northfield, Minnesota 55057
Located Carleton College, Laird Hall, Northfield, Minnesota
Remarks:
IAS files include a supplementary document which explains how to use the sundial.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota survey, 1995.
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 MN000517
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MN000517
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