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Tafur, Edgar,
Abstract
Architecture
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Hamilton
Sculpture
Space Tower, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tafur
,
Edgar
,
1929-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Space Tower, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Projections, (sculpture).
Space Station, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed early 1970s. Relocated and dedicated Aug. 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 240 x 30 x 36 in.; Base: approx. 24 x 36 x 42 in.
Inscription:
(Top face of plinth, raised:) E.
TAFUR
signed
Subject:
Abstract
Architecture
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Hamilton
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Hamilton, Office of City Manager, 20 High Street, Hamilton, Ohio 45011
Located Ross & B Streets, Rossville Historic District entrance, along the west bank of the Great Miami River, Hamilton, Ohio
Provenance:
Formerly located Eden Park, Cincinnati, Ohio 1971-1980.
Remarks:
Originally commissioned by Richard J. Glins, a Hamilton doctor. He lent the sculpture to Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park in 1971, where it was entitled "Projections." The sculpture was returned and donated to Hamilton in 1980. The Hamilton Community Foundation relocated and dedicated the sculpture at its current site in August 1982, under the title "Space Tower." IAS files contain an article from The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mar. 14, 1971 and transcription of text on nearby plaque.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, Mar. 14, 1971.
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 OH000243
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000243
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