Nanticoke - Lincoln, NE
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N 40° 49.038 W 096° 42.304
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Nanticoke is located on the grounds outside of the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Waymark Code: WM16XNF
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2022
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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The Sheldon Museum of Art holds an impressive art collection at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 12th and, R St, Lincoln, NE 68588. Also of note are the many sculptures outside in front of and west of the museum. This piece, Nanticoke was created in 1980 and is still colored a very vivid blue. It is fairly large and made of aluminum.

Description from the SIRIS website:
"Abstract sculpture of bent aluminum, painted deep cobalt blue."
TITLE: Nanticoke

ARTIST(S): Murray, Robert

DATE: 1980

MEDIUM: Aluminum

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 73261937

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Sheldon Art Museum
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
12th and, R St, Lincoln, NE 68588


DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
There are some minor dings and scratches along with bird droppings.


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