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Howard, Linda,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
Sculpture
Zig Zag, (sculpture).
Artist:
Howard, Linda, 1934- , sculptor.
Title:
Zig Zag, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Installed June 8, 1987. Relocated 1989, 1992, June 1993. Reinstalled Oct. 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Welded brushed aluminum.
Dimensions:
Approx. 8 x 10 x 8 1/2 ft. (100 lbs.).
Inscription:
(On lower rung:) L. HOWARD '87 signed
Description:
Abstract sculpture consists of a series of squared-off rungs, welded together in parallel lines forming sheet-like planes. There are three planes, each attached to the other at a sharp angle or "zig-zag" fashion.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tampa, Art in Public Places, 1420 North Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida 33602
Located Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Courtyard, Tampa, Florida
Provenance:
Formerly located Studio of Linda Howard, 527 72nd Street, Holmes Beach, Florida June 1993-1995.
NCNB National Bank Park, Ashley Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 1989-1992.
Originally installed City Hall Plaza, Franklin Street Mall & Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 1987-1989.
Formerly in the collection of Hodgell-Gillman Gallery, 3105 Bay to Bay Boulevard, Tampa, Florida 33629 1987.
Remarks:
Originally in the collection of the Hodgell-Gillman Gallery, Tampa. Purchased by the City of Tampa for $16,000, from a One Percent for Art fund to celebrate Tampa's centennial. Installed at City Hall in 1987, and moved to NCNB National Bank Park, (later Nations Bank) in 1989. After being vandalized in October 1992, sculpture was removed to City storage. In June 1993, the artist picked up the sculpture in order to begin restoring it, including replacing missing rungs and adding a coating. The restored sculpture was reinstalled at its current location, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, in October 1995. Nearby plaque reads: ZIG ZAG/brushed aluminum/Linda Howard/sponsored by the City of Tampa/Art in Public Places Program/1987. IAS files include information from City files concerning the sculpture's purchase and restoration.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1995.
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 FL000233
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