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Beckman, Sylvia,
Mittler Monuments,
Abstract
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Sculpture
Fiddleheads, (sculpture).
Artist:
Beckman, Sylvia, sculptor.
Mittler Monuments, fabricator.
Title:
Fiddleheads, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned July 1985. Dedicated June 5, 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Dubuque limestone; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 5 ft.; Foundation: approx. 8 in. x 4 ft. x 4 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on foundation:) FIDDLEHEADS Sylvia U. Beckman unsigned
Description:
An abstract sculpture, yellow ochre in color, depicting five individual fiddlehead ferns of varying heights. The ferns rise up from a central base, curving up and out, and back in again. Each fern head has detailed carving on the topmost curving portion, representing a coiled fern head which has yet to open. The base of the sculpture is a cross shape.
Subject:
Abstract
Object -- Foliage -- Fern
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Madison
Sculpture
Owner:
Olbrich Gardens/Olbrich Botanical Society, Grounds Maintenance, 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded by the Wisconsin Arts Board, the Madison Committee for the Arts, Olbrich Botanical Society, and People for Parks. The People for Parks donations were matched dollar for dollar by the City of Madison. The sculpture was fabricated by Mittler Monuments of Madison. According to the artist, "the stems of the fiddleheads are placed in a design that creates a space where children can explore." IAS files contain an excerpt from Frances W. Hurst's "A Common Joy," 1991, pg. 70-71, and a copy of the artist's sculpture proposal presented to the Madison Committee for the Arts (now called Madison CitiArts), dated Jan. 14, 1985.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Hurst, Frances W., "A Common Joy," 1991, pg. 71.
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 WI000334
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