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Delights and Terrors of the Sea, (sculpture). Artist:  Calder, Alexander Stirling, 1870-1945, sculptor. Jeffries, Mark, caster. Title:  Delights and Terrors of the Sea, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Fountain sculptures: concrete; Basin: limestone. Dimensions:  Each fountain sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. x 2.5 ft. x 3 ft.; Basin: H. 2 ft. x Diam. 36 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Italian Renaissance style fountain with three equidistant sea figures set around the rim of the circular basin, facing outward. Figures include: a kneeling merman with his hands raised behind his head; a merman sitting contentedly, cross legged, eating a fish; a mermaid lying on her proper left hip, her proper left arm around what may be a dolphin, her mouth open in slight surprise. Her head is turned to her proper right, her hand reaching out and touching her tail. In the center of the basin water bubbles from a fountain spout in the top of a large triangular piece. Subject:  Literature -- Character -- Mermaid Animal -- Dolphin Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Metro Dade County, Art in Public Places, 111 N.W. 1st Street, #610, Miami, Florida 33128 Located Vizcaya Metrorail Station, 3205 S.W. 1st Avenue, Miami, Florida Remarks:  The fountain sculptures are recasts of those used by Alexander Stirling Calder in his 1915 sculpture "The Great Stone Barge" (see IAS 75003652) which was commissioned by James Deering for the bay of Vizcaya Villa. "The Great Stone Barge" deteriorated and in 1978 the remaining figures were recast. Two sets of casts were made, one set for "The Great Stone Barge," and the other set for this fountain. Casting was by Mark Jeffries. For related newspaper article see The Miami Herald, Sept. 1983. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Related to: 75003652. 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 FL000840   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000840 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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