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Whitfield, John,
Abstract
Literature -- Menninger
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Topeka
Sculpture
The Vital Balance, (sculpture).
Artist:
Whitfield, John, sculptor.
Title:
The Vital Balance, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 22, 1983.
Medium:
Sculpture: nickel-bronze covered copper sheets, welded and polished; Foundation: cement.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 21 x 8 x 2 ft. (3,000 lbs.).
Subject:
Abstract
Literature -- Menninger -- Vital Balance
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Topeka
Sculpture
Owner:
Menninger Foundation, 5800 S.W. 6th Avenue, Between Seeley Conference Center & Thornlea Commons, Topeka, Kansas 66606
Remarks:
Dedicated on Dr. Karl Menninger's 90th birthday honoring the foundation's founding family: Dr. C. F. Menninger, his wife Flo, and their sons, Karl and Will. The sculpture is named after Karl Menninger's book "The Vital Balance." IAS files contain a related undated article from the Menninger Perspective and another related article from a Menninger Foundation employee publication.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas 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 KS000311
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Inventory of American Sculpture
KS000311
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