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Johnson, Bruce,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place
Religion -- Shinto
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Oakland
Sculpture
Solstice, (sculpture).
Artist:
Johnson
,
Bruce
,
1944-2023
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Solstice, (sculpture).
Dates:
1983. Installed 1986 (?).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Redwood and hammered copper.
Dimensions:
Approx. W. 7 ft. x D. 3 ft. 6 in. x Diam. 12 ft.
Description:
An abstract piece resembling Stonehenge with two uprights and one cross redwood piece clad in hammered copper.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place -- Stonehenge
Religion -- Shinto
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Oakland
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Bramalea Pacific Corporation, 1111 Broadway, #1400, Oakland, California 94607
Located City Center, 14th Street & Broadway, Oakland, California
Provenance:
Acquired 1986.
Remarks:
Solstice was one of six large scale pieces made by the artist in 1983 from salvaged redwood. It was acquired in 1986 by Bramalea Pacific and was later copper clad and installed in Oakland City Center. IAS files contain an information sheet on the sculpture from Barclay Simpson Fine Arts Gallery. The artist describes his work as a cross between Stonehenge and Shinto shrines.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA000818
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000818
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