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Sheldon, Craig Turner,
Williams, Jake,
Bob Wilson Art Foundry,
Animal -- Bird
Waterscape -- Bay
Animal -- Fish
Animal -- Fish
Landscape -- Alabama
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Fairhope
Sculpture
In "Celebration!" of Life, (sculpture).
Artist:
Sheldon
,
Craig
Turner
,
1917-
,
sculptor
.
Williams, Jake, fabricator.
Bob Wilson Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
In "Celebration!" of Life, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1987. Modeled 1988-1989. Cast & installed 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Pelicans: bronze; Pilings: PVC pipe, metal lath, 3/4 in. rebar, concrete, mortar colored with lampblack; Rope: nylon fiber; Fountain: chipped brick.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 17 x 14 x 6 ft.; Each pelican: approx. W. 6 ft.; Fountain pool: approx. H. 26 1/2 in. x D. 25 1/4 in. x Diam. 22 ft. 1 in.. (Pelicans: 200 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Signed with artist's monogram) signed
Description:
Three bronze pelicans, with no visible means of support, fly around two black pilings above a circular pool of moving water. In the pool, is a school of nine mullet fish swimming near the edge, and a crab is between the pilings.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Pelican
Waterscape -- Bay -- Mobile Bay
Animal -- Fish -- Crab
Animal -- Fish -- Mullet
Landscape -- Alabama
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alabama -- Fairhope
Sculpture
Owner:
Faulkner State Junior College, Fairhope Campus, Corner of Fairhope & Bancroft Streets, Fairhope, Alabama
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from Eastern Shore Courier, July 11, 1990; Dec. 29, 1990, pg. 8A; March 20, 1993; dedication program, March 16, 1991; and other related materials. $10,000 cost funded by public donations. Sculpture celebrates the return of the brown pelican to Mobile Bay after the bird almost disappeared due to use of DDT. Jake Williams fabricated the fish in the pond and the crab.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alabama survey, 1993.
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 AL000040
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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