Broken Walrus II explained

Broken Walrus II
Artist:Gary Freeman
Year:1976
Type:Mild Steel
Height Imperial:84
Width Imperial:84
Length Imperial:276
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Owner:Indianapolis Museum of Art

Broken Walrus II, is a public sculpture by American artist Gary Freeman, created in 1976 and located at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which is near Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It is made of mild steel and is approximately 84 x 84 x 276 inches. The sculpture has been described by Freeman as looking like a grasshopper.[1]

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Broken Walrus II was originally commissioned by Robert Borns of Borns Management for a sculpture garden at the Northern Indianapolis apartment complex Pickwick Place. In 1995 the sculpture was given to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, where it remained for over ten years before it was deaccessioned and disassembled in December 2008.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana Survey . 1993 . Untitled (sculpture) . SIRIS . Smithsonian Institution . 25 March 2010.
  2. Web site: Indianapolis Museum of Art. 2009 . Broken Walrus . Collections. 25 March 2010.