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Rain Forest, (sculpture). Artist:  FitzGerald, James Herbert, 1910-1973, sculptor. Title:  Rain Forest, (sculpture). Dates:  1959. Installed 1960. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Pool: Concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 18 ft. 8 in. x L. 24 ft.; Pool: approx. 18 ft. x 28 ft. x 8 in. deep. Inscription:  (On center leg of vertical abstract tree form:) 59 Fitzgerald signed Description:  A five piece abstract fountain sculpture made of cast bronze set within a concrete pool symbolizes the rain forest of the Olympic Peninsula. Two abstract tree forms stand in the pool, one vertical and one horizontal. Within the bronze work of the horizontal structure are screens with Asian calligraphic patterns referring to the close connection between the Washington region, China, and Japan. Three smaller abstract forms about one foot high surround the vertical form. Internal plumbing allows water to tumble down the vertical form from the top. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Place -- Forests Object -- Letter Ethnic -- Chinese Ethnic -- Japanese Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Bellingham Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Western Washington University, Western Gallery, Adjacent to Wilson Library & Haggard Hall, Bellingham, Washington 98225 Remarks:  The sculpture was funded from the Art allowance for the Haggard Hall construction budget. A nearby plaque reads: RAIN FOREST/James Fitzgerald 1960. IAS files contain brochure "Western Washington University Outdoor Sculpture Collection," n.d. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Western Washington University, 1991. Inventory staff, 2001. 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 66360001   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66360001 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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