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Effinger, Ben,
Abstract
Allegory -- Place
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Duluth
Sculpture
Lake Superior Fountain, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Effinger, Ben, 1951- , sculptor.
Title:
Lake Superior Fountain, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: India black granite and bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 14 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft. x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. 4 in. x 20 ft. x 20 ft.
Inscription:
(Proper right, center of vertical granite slab:) PORT WING unsigned
Description:
Two black granite slabs atop a bronze half-dome, ringed by a concrete base. Water cascades down the slabs.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory
--
Place
--
Lake Superior
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Minnesota
--
Duluth
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Duluth
, Public Arts Commission, 303 City Hall,
Duluth
,
Minnesota
55802
Located Superior and Lake Streets,
Duluth
,
Minnesota
Remarks:
On both sides of the black granite slabs are names of Lake Superior ports etched into the stone.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Minnesota
survey, 1994.
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 MN000030
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