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Robert W. Wilson, (sculpture). Artist:  Hart, Liz, 1923- , sculptor. Title:  Robert W. Wilson, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 74 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 in. x W. 48 in. Inscription:  (Lower left side of block that figure's foot rests on:) (Heart-shaped symbol)/LIZ HART/1987 signed Description:  A full-length figure of physicist Robert Woodrow Wilson, shown standing with his proper right foot elevated on a block, reading a scroll or film that he holds at shoulder level with both hands. The scroll falls down over his proper right knee and onto the top of the base. He is balding and wears a tie. The scroll's tubular container tucked under his proper right arm. The sculpture is mounted upon a short, circular, polished granite base with paneled sides. Subject:  Portrait male -- Wilson, Robert Woodrow -- Full length Occupation -- Science -- Physicist Object -- Written Matter -- Scroll Object -- Other -- Container Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Anheuser-Busch, Sea World of Texas, 10500 Sea World Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78268 Located Sea World of Texas, Texas Walk, San Antonio, Texas Remarks:  Robert Woodrow Wilson, born in Houston, proved the "Big Bang" theory and was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1978. IAS files contain: transcription of nearby plaque; related excerpt with biographical information on Wilson from a Sea World brochure. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993. 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 TX000923   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000923 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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