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Sticks of Fire, (sculpture). Artist:  Shaffer, O. V., 1928-2021, sculptor. Title:  Sticks of Fire, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1983. Dedicated Jan. 26, 1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 40 x Diam. 48 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Fountain containing seven pillars designed to resemble fire, set into a retaining pool. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Element -- Fire Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Tampa, Maintenance Department, 401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33606 Located University of Tampa, H. B. Plant Park, Tampa, Florida Remarks:  Commissioned in 1983 by the University of Tampa in cooperation with the City of Tampa Parks Department. Funded by a $100,000 grant from the General Telephone Company of Florida. The artist was twice an artist-in-residence at the University. Pillars were crafted in Rockford, Illinois. Four floodlights illuminate the sculpture. The seven pillars represent the seven anonymous trustee families who presented the university with a confidence gift of $2.5 million. IAS files include documentation and correspondence from the University, and a related article from the University of Tampa Magazine, April 1984. Sculpture title alludes to legendary Indian meaning of the word Tampa "bringing light of knowledge and warmth of feeling to a people who don't just wish to exist, but to excel." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS FL000209   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000209 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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