Homage to the Square II, (sculpture).

Homage to the Square II, (sculpture).

Phillips, David, 1944- , sculptor.

Antonozzi Associates, architectural firm.

Homage to the Square II, (sculpture).

1988. Installed Oct. 27, 1988.

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Bluestone, bronze, granite, concrete, & plantings.

Approx. 5 ft. x 60 ft. x 64 ft.

An environmental sculpture located adjacent to and in front of school building facade. An outdoor student rest and study area, it combines elements of sculpture, including bronze castings, and landscape architecture. A low concrete seating wall defines the edge of the sunken space. White and grey washed river stone forms the ground surface, on a concrete pad. The surface is interrupted by stepping stones, boulders and low shrubs. More shrubs and juniper and linden trees are planted in a grassy land area westward toward the street. Higher shrubs separate the patio from the roadway at the south.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Stratford

Administered by Connecticut Commission on the Arts, Percent for Art Program, 227 Lawrence Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Accession Number: CCA88.23/RT-377

Located Platt Regional Vocational Technical School, Sikorski Memorial Satellite School for Aviation, Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Airport road, Stratford, Connecticut 06497

The sculpture was funded through the State's Percent for Art Program for construction of new buildings. Cost of the project was $38,000, principal components of which were a fee of $8,000 to the artist and $14,500 for the bronze castings.

(Bronze plaque near ground at south end of wall:) "HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE II"/ENCLOSURE SERVICES/AN INSTALLATION OF BRONZE/STONE, CONCRETE/PLANTING/DAVID PHILLIPS/FUNDED BY THE CONNECTICUT COMMISSION ON THE ARTS/1988.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993.

Connecticut Commission on the Arts, 1990.

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