Sandy: in Defined Space - Lincoln, NE - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Sheldon Museum of Art holds an impressive art collection at the 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, Sandy: in Defined Space was created in 1967 and recast in 1969 by Richard McDermott Miller.

"The sculpture was designed by Richard McDermott Miller in 1967. "The sculpture is a hollow rectangular structure with a nude female figure inside, approximately 4' square x 6' high, resting on a square smooth section of concrete which is surrounded by a sunken brick boarder. Outside of the boarder is a pebbled surface of a walkway. The smooth concrete surface under the sculpture helps define the space, distinguish it from the surrounding area and focuses the admirer’s attention towards the sculpture. While looking at the sculpture from the side, the naked woman looks like she is balanced in the center of a three dimensional box that is just big enough for her. When you change your position and view the sculpture from the other side, you realize that there are two square boxes and that she is only balanced on a thin strip of the frame.

Richard McDermott Miller believes that art is more a matter of the hand and the eye than of the mouth”, which is represented by the changes in perception you get while viewing his sculptures from different angles. This sculpture gives you a sense of a confined environment in one view while another view gives you a sense of a more open environment. It also helps to distinguish all of the curves, angles and unique characteristics of the human body by comparing it to a rigid and symmetric uniform surrounding structure." -Trek Earth



The Smithsonian website does not have a description of the piece.

TITLE: Sandy: In Defined Space ARTIST(S): Miller, Richard McDermott, DATE: 1967 MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76001338 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: With no description in the inventory listing there was nothing for me to compare it to. It is in very good shape for being 50+ years old.

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