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Snake Rail
Snake Rail
Snake Rail

Snake Rail

Object NameWall sculpture
Artist / Maker (American, b. 1953)
Manufacturer (America (Des Moines, IA), founded 1985)
Date1996-1997
OriginUSA
MediumWood and paint
DimensionsA: 5 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (14 × 34.3 cm) B: 9 3/4 × 15 in. (24.8 × 38.1 cm) C: 8 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (21.6 × 52.1 cm) D: 8 1/2 × 24 in. (21.6 × 61 cm) E: 8 1/2 × 23 in. (21.6 × 58.4 cm) F: 8 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (21.6 × 74.9 cm) G: 8 1/2 × 31 in. (21.6 × 78.7 cm) H: 8 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (21.6 × 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAn Iowa Art in State Buildings Project for the Iowa State University Child Care Center at Veterinary Medicine. In the Art on Campus Collection, University Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberU97.164a-h
Status
On view
Label TextThis is part of a project entitled "My World is so full of Many Things" created by Sarah Grand Hutchinson and painted by artists at "Sticks" a company Sarah co-owns. Collaborating artists are Jim Lueders, Peggy Patrick Scott Lemon, Sarah Meline, Mark Kneeskern, Angela Fife, Andrea Kraft. Wood burners are Jim Duede and Terri Reeves.
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, ISU Child Care Center, Central entry and hall
Seasons
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1996-1997
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Object Name: World War II Poster
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Object Name: World War II Poster
United States Office of War Information
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Object number: UM2019.96
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Object Name: World War II Poster
United States Office of War Information
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