Centaurs and People - Oklahoma City, OK
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Max and 99
N 35° 28.959 W 097° 30.116
14S E 635898 N 3927600
Metal sculpture with centaurs and people cut-outs
Waymark Code: WM8R31
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2010
Views: 9
This is a wonderful piece of art located at the entrance to the OU Physicians Dermatology Clinic on 13th St. It's a very tall piece, with a bunch of cutouts in them metal resembling centaurs and humans, in several different poses and in several different rows. I like how the cutouts really stand out because of the light coming through. The metal is a rusty color, but I don't know if that is the original color or it's from weather wear. There is a very similar piece on the OU campus behind the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
From the Smithsonian Art Inventory database:
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 121 1/2 x 48 x 1 1/2 in.
Inscription:
(On two front corners of base, in block letters:) MASSEE 1986 signed
Description:
Rectangular-shaped slab with eight rows of cut-out stick figures, including centaurs and people.
TITLE: Centaurs and People
ARTIST(S): Massee, John, 1951- , sculptor.
DATE: 1986
MEDIUM: Sculpture: metal; Base: metal.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OK000139
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
619 N.E. 13th, OKC
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
none noted
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