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Burkhard, Verona,
Figure -- Fragment
Allegory -- Senses
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Grand Junction
Sculpture
Ear of the Wind, (sculpture).
Artist:
Burkhard, Verona, 1910- , sculptor.
Title:
Ear of the Wind, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1960.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete modeled on wire mesh, applied aggregate, smooth stucco, glazed clay (?) tiles; Base: cement and red brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 44 x 20 x 16 in.; Base: approx. H. 28 in. x Diam. 23 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract human ear, with a hole through the upper half. A curved form with convex and concave surfaces. The section around the hole is covered by a red and orange tile mosaic, with the red tiles placed flat and the orange placed on edge. The rest of the surface is covered in either rough-textured aggregate concrete or smooth cement.
Subject:
Figure -- Fragment -- Ear
Allegory -- Senses -- Hearing
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Grand Junction
Sculpture
Owner:
Moss, Art, 688 Crestridge Drive, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of Dufford, James & Jenny, 688 Crestridge Drive, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506
Remarks:
Commissioned by James and Jenny Dufford, who were the previous owners of the property where the sculpture is currently located.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1995.
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 CO000237
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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