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Collision/Lava Ship/Trellis Ship, (sculpture). Artist:  Roloff, John, 1947- , sculptor. Title:  Collision/Lava Ship/Trellis Ship, (sculpture). Dates:  May 25, 1984-May 25, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fired clay, steel, clematis montana vine. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 x 30 x 40 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Two abstract depictions of ships, one a thirty-foot-long ship made of brown and black clay over a steel frame and the second a series of vine-covered, steel trellises, intersect in an "X" shape and resemble the overturned hulls of two ships. Surrounding the ships are "Landwave" forms of soil. Subject:  Architecture -- Boat Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Rafael Earthwork Sculpture Owner:  Falkirk Cultural Center, 1408 Mission Avenue, San Rafael, California 94901 Remarks:  This sculpture project was funded through Public Art Works (formerly known as InterArts of Marin). It was completed in three phases over several years. The work began with a public gathering on May 25, 1984 at sunset to see the Lava Ship fired in a on-site kiln made with a metal armature and ceramic-fiber blanket heated to 2,000 degrees by a propane-powered burner. The kiln was later removed and in the second phase, the Trellis Ship was installed and the clematis vines were planted. In the third phase, "Landwave" forms of soil were installed along with paths and benches. By May 25, 1986, all of the elements of the sculpture and landscaping were completed. IAS files contain an article from ArtForum (Summer 1985): pg. 14; the Independent Journal, May 3, 1984, pg. C4; and the Marin Scope, May 23-29, 1984, pg. B9. References:  Public Art Works, San Rafael, CA, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. ArtForum (Summer 1985): pg. 14. 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 66150008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66150008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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