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    Uluru, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Bourdon, Robert Slayton, 1947- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Uluru, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1990-1991. Dedicated March 20, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Carved and ebonized laminated maple and mild steel plate, painted; Benches: steel reinforced concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    2 parts. Overall sculpture: approx. 11 ft. x 26 ft. x 24 in.; Each bench: approx. 30 in. x 6 ft. x 24 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Two vertical arcs installed on benches frame the front entrance to the building.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Allegory -- Place -- Australia
    Object Type: 
    Arch
    Bench
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Houston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    University of Houston, One Main Building, Houston, Texas 77204-4891
    Remarks: 
    Uluru is an indigenous Australian term for Ayers Rock in Australia, and is used to describe the grooves carved on boomerangs. IAS files contain statements from the artist about the concept of the sculpture.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993.
    University of Houston, 1991.
    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 64980015
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