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Fergus-Jean, Elizabeth,
Artglo Company,
Abstract
Cityscape -- Ohio
Architecture -- Industry
Relief
Logo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Sculpture
The Brewery District, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fergus-Jean, Elizabeth, sculptor.
Artglo
Company
,
fabricator
.
Title:
The Brewery District, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Copyrighted 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Aluminum, neon, and plastic.
Dimensions:
Approx. 10 ft. x 8 ft. x 10 in. (700 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Signed, lower right panel, bottom of bottle) signed
Description:
A wall sculpture, with overlays of the 18 street quadrants that existed in the district in the late 1800s; of the facade of the building with its windows; and of the current freeway system. Details include the old Hoster Brewery label, the Worly building tower, a beer bottle with its logo, and a vintage bottle opener.
Subject:
Abstract
Cityscape -- Ohio -- Columbus
Architecture -- Industry -- Brewery
Object Type:
Relief
Logo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Sculpture
Owner:
Edwards
Company
, 500 South Front Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Remarks:
The sculpture celebrates the history of the area through layered images alluding to its past activities, its architectural evolution, the street layout, and the geographic orientation in relationship with I-70 and I-270. The artist is quoted as saying it functions "metaphorically as interwoven layers of time." IAS files contain transcription on adjacent plaque and an article from the Columbus Dispatch dated Oct. 31, 1990.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus 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 OH000164
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000164
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