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Asay, Roger,
Allegory -- Place
Allegory -- Place
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Sculpture
River Paths and Mountain Relics, (sculpture).
Artist:
Asay
,
Roger
,
1941-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
River Paths and Mountain Relics, (sculpture).
Dates:
1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Boulders of gneiss, granite, and limestone, with aggregate with river stones.
Dimensions:
Approx. L. 1 mile.
Description:
Groupings of large and small natural boulders throughout a twelve block area. A meandering, one foot wide strip of aggregate inlaid in the nearby sidewalk ties all the groups together.
Subject:
Allegory -- Place -- Rivers
Allegory -- Place -- Mountains
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tucson, Department of Parks and Recreation, 900 South Randolph Way, Tucson, Arizona 85716
Located Mountain Avenue, from Grant Road to Speedway Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona
Remarks:
The sculpture is composed of approximately 160 boulders ranging in size from 3 feet square to 10 by 5 by 2 feet, in addition to small river stones in the sidewalk. The stones and boulders come from the Catalina Mountains. They are placed in groupings along both sides of a twelve-block, one-mile stretch of Mountain Avenue. Each block has two or three groupings. The sculpture was commissioned for $24,000. IAS files contain a related article from Arizona Daily Star, Jan. 18, 1992.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson 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 AZ000254
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AZ000254
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