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Blum, Andrea,
R. A. Miller Construction Company,
Abstract
Ethnic -- Indian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton
Site-specific
Earthwork
Sculpture
Street Link, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Blum, Andrea, 1950- , sculptor.
R. A. Miller Construction Company, contractor.
Title:
Street Link, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1989. Dedicated June 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Pigmented concrete, earth, painted metal.
Dimensions:
Approx. 4 x 72 x 150 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Environmental installation incorporating pigmented yellow and green concrete, painted steel railings and mounded earth to form an integrated seating area which overlooks the river on the upper level and the street at the sidewalk level.
Subject:
Abstract
Ethnic
--
Indian
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Ohio
--
Dayton
Site-specific
Earthwork
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Dayton
, Recreation and Parks, 2013 West Third Street,
Dayton
,
Ohio
45417
Located Sunrise Park, Near intersection of Salem & Edwin Moses Boulevard,
Dayton
,
Ohio
Remarks:
Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $25,000 given in 1986 to the City of
Dayton
. The title of the installation derives from the connection it forms between the street and the river. The mound of earth acknowledges the early mound-builders who lived in the
Ohio
region. Total cost of the installation was $61,000. Title of
sculpture
was reported variously as "Street Link", "Street-link" and "Street-Link". IAS files contain copy of the City Beautiful Council's brochure "Artists in the Neighborhood", and related articles from
Dayton
Daily News, June 11 and 16, 1989.
Nearby plaque: "Andrea Blum. 'Street Link', 1988. R.A. Miller Construction Company. Support provided by: the City of
Dayton
, National Endowment for the Arts,
Ohio
Arts Council, Northwest Priority Board, Jane Reece Neighborhood Association, Miami Valley Arts Council."
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Ohio
survey, 1993.
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 OH000656
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