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    		• Alexander, Peter,
     
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    		• Brian Murphy & Associates,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Literature -- Shonin, Ikkyu
     
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    		• Ethnic -- Japanese
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Puddles, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Alexander, Peter, 1939-2020, sculptor.
    Brian Murphy & Associates, contractor.
    Title: 
    Puddles, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1994.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Cast glass, fiber optics.
    Dimensions: 
    Various units: approx. Diam. 2-4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Etched on one of the puddles:) Crazy as a cloud, who knows/where the wind will blow me?/This morning in the mountains/tonight in the city./If just once I did the right/thing at the right time,/It would make my teachers blush. unsigned
    Description: 
    A series of cast glass puddles embedded in a brick plaza. The puddles are rounded in shape with a blue-green hue and are lit from below by fiberoptics installed underneath.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Literature -- Shonin, Ikkyu
    Ethnic -- Japanese
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Prudential Realty Group, 777 South Figueroa Street, #3900, Los Angeles, California 90017
    Located Citicorp II, Figueroa at 8th Street, Los Angeles, California
    Remarks: 
    The poem etched on one puddle is by Ikkyu Shonin, a 15th century Japanese poet. Kathy Lucoff Arts Advisory Services acted as art consultant. Brian Murphy & Associates acted as technical consultants. Project sponsors were The Prudential Realty Group, California MEC, Inc., and MECA Associates USA in association with the Community Redevelopment Agency, City of Los Angeles. The project was funded as a Percent for Art program. The lights under the puddles pulse on and off day and night.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
    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 CA001158
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