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Gessner, Debbie,
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Labor
Ethnic -- Hispanic
Ethnic -- Indian
History -- United States
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Glendale
Sculpture
The Irrigators, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Gessner, Debbie, 1954- , sculptor.
Title:
The Irrigators, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1987. Installed July 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figures: bronze; Base: concrete and tile.
Dimensions:
Figures: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On west side of base:) THE/IRRIGATORS/D/GESSNER 1987 (Founder's mark appears on figure's baseball cap) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Three men installing irrigation pipes. One man appears to be Caucasian, another Hispanic, and one Native-American. One figure is digging with a shovel, another is carrying pipes, and the third figure is tapping a pipe for installation. The bronze figures are closely grouped on a plinth, which rests on a concrete and tile base, which in turn is set in a pool.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Male
Occupation
--
Labor
Ethnic
--
Hispanic
Ethnic
--
Indian
History
--
United States
--
Arizona
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Arizona
--
Glendale
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Glendale
,
Glendale
Arts Commission,
Glendale
Leisure Services, 5850 West
Glendale
Avenue,
Glendale
,
Arizona
85301
Located
Glendale
Main Library, 5959 West Brown,
Glendale
,
Arizona
85302
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Arizona
survey, 1993.
Glendale
Arts Commission, 1990.
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 65820004
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Control Number
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