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Catalog Data

Designer:
Picasso, Pablo 1881-1973  Search this
Sculptor:
Nesjar, Carl 1920-  Search this
Medium:
Concrete over black feldspar pebbles
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Gould, Incorporated Golf Road Gould Center Rolling Meadows Illinois
Date:
Designed 1965. Installed 1975
Notes:
Bach, Ira J. and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983.
Summary:
The work, which is closely related to Picasso's drawings, was created with a filling of black feldspar pebbles & concrete. The surface was then engraved to expose the black underneath, creating a "line drawing" of a nude female figure.
Topic:
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87580147
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_296277