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Bervoets, Fred,
Ballew, Ray Dale,
Larson, Harold,
A to Z Fabrication,
Abstract
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry
Animal -- Bird
Object -- Tool
Homage -- Harris, Shorty
Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Rhyolite
Sculpture
Tribute to Shorty Harris, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bervoets, Fred, 1942- , sculptor.
Ballew, Ray Dale, architect.
Larson, Harold, engineer.
A to Z Fabrication, fabricator.
Title:
Tribute to Shorty Harris, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Miner and Penguin, (sculpture).
Dates:
1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel over steel framing.
Dimensions:
Approx. 26 x 20 x 3.25 ft.
Inscription:
(Illegible signature on miner's foot) signed
Description:
Abstract silhouetted images of a miner and a penguin; both are in profile. The miner carries an upraised pickax and he wears a hat.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure male
--
Full length
Occupation
--
Industry
--
Mining
Animal
--
Bird
--
Penguin
Object
--
Tool
--
Axe
Homage
--
Harris, Shorty
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Nevada
--
Rhyolite
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Goldwell Open Air Museum, Route 374, Amargosa Valley, Nevada 89020
Located 2.5 miles east of Beatty, Rhyolite, Nevada
Remarks:
The piece refers to Shorty Harris, a local historical figure credited with starting the town of Rhyolite.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada 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 NV000057
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NV000057
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