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Kirkland, Larry,
Johnson, Todd,
Johnson, Mark,
Grant, Diane,
Civitas,
Abstract
Literature -- Emerson
Literature -- Lowell
Literature -- Dickenson
Literature -- Citiun
Literature -- Ogden
Literature -- Seattle
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Englewood
Bench
Sculpture
The Green Room, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kirkland
, Larry,
1950-
,
sculptor
.
Johnson, Todd, landscape architect.
Johnson, Mark, landscape architect.
Grant, Diane, assistant.
Civitas, design firm.
Title:
The Green Room, (sculpture).
Digital Reference:
Medium:
White, green, and black marble, and flagstone or sandstone.
Dimensions:
Approx. 22 x 300 x 200 ft.
Inscription:
(On one marble square:) This time,/like all times,/is a very good one,/if we but know/what to do with it./Ralph Waldo Emerson/1837. (On another marble square:) A place is nothing,/not even space,/Unless at its hear, a figure stands./Amy Lowell/1957 unsigned
Description:
A landscaped plaza area (approximately 2/3 of an acre in size) with nine abstract marble sculptures. There are also 14 marble squares inlaid in the flagstone or sandstone foundation. Nine of the squares have quotes by, among others, Ogden Nash, Amy Lowell, Zeno Citiun, Emily Dickenson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and a Chinese proverb.
Subject:
Abstract
Literature -- Emerson
Literature -- Lowell
Literature -- Dickenson
Literature -- Citiun
Literature -- Ogden
Literature -- Seattle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Englewood
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Great West Life, 8505-8515 East Orchard Road, Englewood, Colorado 80111
Remarks:
The artist collaborated with the Denver firm Civitas and with landscape architects Todd Johnson and Mark Johnson in fabricating the sculpture. Diane Grant was plant consultant. IAS files contain detailed dimensions and a related article from the Rocky Mountain News, Aug. 22, 1993, Spotlight Section, pg. 62A.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Denver survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Rocky Mountain News, Aug. 22, 1993, Spotlight Section, pg. 62A.
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 CO000488
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000488
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