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Sculptor:
Arnold, William E.  Search this
Landscape architect:
Wilcox, Billy E., II  Search this
Medium:
Fence wire, plants
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Place:
Indiana
Warrington
Date:
1993. Dedicated July 30, 1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1993.
Image on file.
(Explanatory texts are located throughout the installation) unsigned
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Summary:
Installation of over one hundred life-sized figures of native Indiana birds and animals set in a natural habitat park. The animals and birds are sculpted of wrapped fence wire and painted in naturalistic colors. Animals featured include: a hummingbird, a bison, crows perched in a tree and a cat perched on a tree branch. In the center of the park installation is a medicine wheel.
Topic:
Animal--Cat  Search this
Animal--Bird--Hummingbird  Search this
Animal--Bird--Crow  Search this
Animal--Buffalo  Search this
Control number:
IAS IN001027
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_339910