Untitled - San Marcos, TX
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vhasler
N 29° 53.337 W 097° 56.382
14R E 602380 N 3306952
Aluminum sculpture in commemoration of signing the Higher Education Act of 1965.
Waymark Code: WMK5B2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/15/2014
Views: 4
The official description of Abstract vertical sculpture has three areas of negative space at the top and is solid at the bottom. The elongated negative space areas are graduated in height, giving the piece a wing-like appearance. The sculpture is illuminated with four footlights embedded in the concrete. did not help to definitively locate this piece. Discussion with a receptionist at the training organization, who happened to have participated in a survey of outdoor art located on the Texas State campus, provided a map showing the various sculptures. This reference was key as the plaque in the SAI entry was not found during the visit.
TITLE: Untitled, (sculpture)
ARTIST(S): Scott Wallace
DATE: Nov. 7, 1985
MEDIUM: Aluminum on concrete base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX001123
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
In San Marcos, Texas, on campus of Texas State University in a courtyard north of Flowers Hall.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
South West Texas State University is now known as simply Texas State University. Roanoke street is now known as Bobcat Trail after section was removed.
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