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Swords Into Plowshares, (sculpture). Artist:  Bass, Jim, 1933- , sculptor. Bass Studio, founder. Title:  Swords Into Plowshares, (sculpture). Dates:  1964. Dedicated Nov. 20, 1964. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: nickel silver melted onto Monel; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 14 ft. x Diam. 80 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 164 in. Inscription:  BASS signed Description:  Abstract forms suggesting sword and plowshares meant to depict verses from the prophets Isaiah and Micah. Sculpture sits in front of curved wall on circular base. Subject:  Abstract Religion -- Old Testament -- Isaiah Religion -- Old Testament -- Micah Allegory -- Quality -- Harmony Homage -- Scrinopskie, Abraham Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Topeka Sculpture Owner:  Temple Beth Sholom, 4200 Munson, Topeka, Kansas 66604 Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift in memory of Abraham Scrinopskie, given by his wife and friends. Nearby plaque reads: ...AND THEY SHALL BEAT THEIR SWORDS/INTO PLOWSHARES, AND THEIR SPEARS/INTO PRUNING HOOKS.../---ISAIAH 2:4/IN MEMORY OF/ABRAHAM SCRINOPSKIE. IAS files contain related article from Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS), Nov. 21, 1964, pg. 12. For related information see: "The Spirit Unconsumed, A History of the Topeka Jewish Community," edited by Joy Cumonow and Fred Reinor, 1979, and "Topeka: Its Public Art," Topeka Public Library, No. 34, 1987. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Topeka Daily Capital (Topeka, KS), Nov. 21, 1964. 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 KS000096   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture KS000096 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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