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Da Vinci's Dream, (sculpture). Artist:  Regier, Arlie, 1931- , sculptor. Title:  Da Vinci's Dream, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Da Vinci Fantasy Machine, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Installed June 1, 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Steel, aluminum, cast iron parts, diesel engine parts, farm machinery parts, and stone, painted red. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 ft. x 18 ft. x 44 in. (1 ton) Inscription:  (Welded on side of sculpture:) REGIER signed Description:  Fantasy vehicle with oversize engine created as playground equipment for climbing on. There are two small wheels in front and one large drum in back along with a steering wheel, seat, and levers. Parts are arranged in the center to represent an in-line 12 cylinder engine with double overhead camshafts and 48 valves. The sculpture has some moveable parts and sits on a bed of wood chips. Subject:  Architecture -- Vehicle Allegory -- Other -- Leonardo da Vinci Allegory -- Other -- Imagination Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Kansas City Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Rosedale Sharing Community, 1444 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66103 Located Whitmore Park, Southwest Boulevard & Early Street, Kansas City, Kansas Remarks:  IAS files contain press release by Harvey Marshall for the Rosedale Sharing Community: "Sculptor Builds Da Vinci Fantasy Machine," June 1987, and Newsletters from Rosedale Sharing Community for June and July 1987, which discuss artist's conception and materials used for sculpture. 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 KS000091   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000091 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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