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Dixon, Donald F.,
Abstract
Religion -- Old Testament
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Lugoff
Folk
Sculpture
Tree of Knowledge, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dixon, Donald F., sculptor.
Title:
Tree of Knowledge, (sculpture).
Dates:
Aug. 1995.
Medium:
Painted plastic, computer monitors and equipment, adding machines, typewriters and telephones installed in the crook of a tree.
Dimensions:
Approx. 8 ft. x 24 in. x 18 in.
Inscription:
Donald F. Dixon (Under center monitor:) Genesis/Project (On sign below bottom monitor:) Tree/of/Knowledge signed
Description:
Sculpture consists of communication and technological components such as telephones, typewriters, calculators and computer parts placed within parallel, upright tree branches. The theme is knowledge as an art form and technology as a means to achieve this end.
Subject:
Abstract
Religion -- Old Testament -- Tree of Knowledge
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- South Carolina -- Lugoff
Folk
Sculpture
Owner:
Dixon, Donald F., 142 David Street, Lugoff, South Carolina 29078
Remarks:
This sculpture is part of an installation entitled "Poet's Pathway," located on the sculptor's property. The installation blends visual art with poetry to express mainly spiritual themes. IAS files include related articles from the Chronicle-Independent (Camden, SC) May 1, 1996 and The State (Columbia, SC) May 18, 1996.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, South Carolina survey, 1997.
Illustration:
The State, (Columbia, SC) May 18, 1996, Sect. A pg. 1.
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 SC000239
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