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Windamajig, (sculpture). Artist:  Rhoads, George, 1926- , sculptor. Title:  Windamajig, (sculpture). Dates:  1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted metal; Base: metal. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 30 x 12 x 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x Diam. 2 ft. 6 in. Description:  A wind-driven kinetic sculpture comprised of a pole which supports seven arms. Four arms support rotating rods which have cones attached at each end. Three arms support stationary rods with one cone attached. The pole is painted white and the inside of the cones are painted red, blue or green. The cones catch the wind, causing the rods to rotate. As the arms rotate, a hammer strikes a hollow tube. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- Hamden Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  Located Hamden Plaza Shopping Center, Opposite 2301 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut Owned by Bermant, David W., 63 Purdy Street, Harrison, New York 10428 Remarks:  Nearby plaque reads: WINDMAJIG/By George Rhoads/Following in the tradition of sculptures powered solely by the wind first/created by the famous American artist Alexander Calder, George/Rhoads also evokes humor and wit by the unusual and eccentric/movements of his wind piece. The differing visual and sound aspects/are at random./No Wind - No Movement - No Sculpture/Rhoads was born in Chicago and graduated from the University of/Chicago in 1945. Museums and galleries have exhibited his art/internationally. His works are in the permanent collections of the/Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Chicago Art Institute, and the Wadsworth Atheneum, among others. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. Wadsworth Atheneum, 1984, "The David Bermant Collection: Color, Light, Motion." 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 87670028   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87670028 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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