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3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece, (sculpture). Artist:  Fugate-Wilcox, Tery, 1944- , sculptor. Title:  3000 A.D. Diffusion Piece, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Three Thousand A.D. Diffusion Piece, (sculpture). Dates:  1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: magnesium and aluminum plates with steel bolts; Base: steel set in concrete pad. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 40 ft. W. 3 ft. D. 1 ft. Inscription:  signed Description:  A tall flat monolith made of eight layers of magnesium and aluminum bolted together with many exposed steel bolts. Vertically, the piece is divided into four segments. The steel base is set in a concrete pad. The sculpture was designed to correspond visually with the George Washington Bridge which rises in the background. The artist intended the layers to mix together by a process known as diffusion, so that by 3000 A.D. the layers are fused. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Time -- Future Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021 Located Jacob Hood Wright Park Terrace, Fort Washington Avenue between 173rd & 175th Streets, New York, New York Remarks:  Purchased by the Public Arts Council and the Neighborhood Action Program. The inscription on a nearby plaque once read: 3000 A. D. BY TERRY(sic) FUGATE-WILCOX / THE ALUMINUM & MAGNESIUM WILL MIX TOGETHER BY 3000 A.D. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 324. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Shakespeare, Valerie Monroe, 2008. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 324. 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 87870216   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870216 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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