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Phillips, David,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Willimantic
Fountain
Sculpture
Water Strider, (sculpture).
Artist:
Phillips
,
David
,
1944-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Water Strider, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Fountain: bronze; Wall: granite; Plaza: brick.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 2 x 16 x 16 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A fountain consisting of an abstract series of four channels and four basins set within a hexagonal garden and plaza. The channels are paired and the two pairs intersect each other. Atop this intersection sit two round balls. A 4 inch high granite wall surrounds the fountain and garden. The brick plaza in which the entire piece sits reflects the hexagonal pattern of the fountain wall.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Willimantic
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226
Located Eastern Connecticut State University, Shafer Building, Willimantic, Connecticut
Remarks:
Funded by the One Percent for Art program. Plaque on courtyard wall: "Water Strider" Fountain and Garden/by
David
Phillips
,
Sculptor
/Commissioned by the State of Connecticut/for Eastern Connecticut State University/through the Department of Public Works/and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts/1991.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut 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 CT000308
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