[Sparrow]

• Title [Sparrow]
• Category Sculpture
• Medium Copper
• Art Themes Pacific Northwest (subject or artist), Spokane
• Dimensions 4.25"h x 8.5"w x 2.5"d
• Year Completed 2014
• Notes Sister Paula Mary Turnbull (May 26, 1921 – July 20, 2018) was an American sculptor and educator. Known as the "welding nun", she created liturgical and whimsical metal sculptures. Her most famous work is Garbage Goat, a steel sculpture in Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington, that incorporates a vacuum apparatus allowing the goat to "eat" trash. During her career, Turnbull created dozens of public artworks in Spokane and helped organize the installation of public art at the Expo '74 world's fair.
• Artist Sister Paula Mary Turnbull American 1921-2018
• Credit Karin Heller Collection
• Location Hawthorne House Shelf in Living Room
• Accession Number 2025.0025
• Status Checked Out
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