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Celestial Source, (sculpture). Artist:  Albuquerque, Lita, 1946- , sculptor. Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009, landscape architect. Peter Carlson Enterprises, fabricator. Title:  Celestial Source, (sculpture). Dates:  1993. Dedicated June 12, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Mirrored glass mosaic, copper plate, black granite, red sandstone, tile, fiberglass and concrete steps. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Three sebilles each situated on its own set of stairs from which water flows to the center of the fountain. The sebilles are shaped in an inverted circle designed to represent a celestial scene. Subject:  Abstract Architecture -- Detail -- Stairs Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial Landscape -- Celestial Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Community Redevelopment Agency, Art Program, 354 South Spring Street, 7th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located Grand Hope Park, Grand & Hope Streets and 9th & Olympic, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $25,000 given in 1988 to the Community Redevelopment Agency. Developed through the One Percent for the Arts program as part of the construction of Grand Hope Park. Total cost $390,000 Sculpture cost approximately $111,221. IAS files include Community Redevelopment Agency memorandum, site design plans and related newsclippings. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. 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 CA000458   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000458 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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