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Floyd, Carl,
Anderle, Phil,
Collaborative Inc.,
Abstract
Occupation -- Service
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Bench
Gate
Light fixture
Sculpture
Serve and Protect, (sculpture).
Artist:
Floyd
,
Carl
,
1936-
,
sculptor
.
Anderle, Phil, landscape architect.
Collaborative Inc., architectural firm.
Title:
Serve and Protect, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Dec. 5, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel rebar, painted white, sandstone, limestone, stainless steel, lights, concrete, and plant material.
Dimensions:
Approx. 11.5 x 37 x 74.5 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on far side of low retaining wall, raised:) "SERVE AND PROTECT"/BY/
CARL
FLOYD
/Funded by the City of Toledo 1% for Art Program/Administered by the Arts Commission of Greater Toledo/and/With the assistance of the following:/(List of twelve names follows)/DEDICATED DECEMBER 5, 1991
Description:
Environmental sculpture consisting of two large gate posts surmounted by massive capitals and flanked by a rebar steel gate leading into a courtyard and mounded area partially enclosed by low retaining walls. Within the courtyard is a low stainless steel mirrored table that is lit from below and surrounded by upright stone slabs. Blue rug juniper, rocket juniper, sedum, hostas, and barberry shrubs have been planted in certain areas of the sculpture.
Subject:
Abstract
Occupation -- Service -- Policeman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Bench
Gate
Light fixture
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Toledo, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, 2201 Ottawa Parkway Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43606
Located Scott Park District Police Station, 2201 Nebraska Avenue, Toledo, Ohio
Remarks:
Funded by the City of Toledo's One Percent for Art Program. The limestone used in the sculpture was salvaged from the Walbridge Park retaining walls. The rebar gate is shaped in the letters of the police motto: "SERVE AND PROTECT." IAS files contain a list of names on plaque and design plans.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.
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 OH000434
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000434
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