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FitzGerald, James Herbert,
Abstract
Allegory -- Place
Object -- Letter
Ethnic -- Chinese
Ethnic -- Japanese
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Bellingham
Fountain
Sculpture
Rain Forest, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
FitzGerald, James Herbert, 1910-1973, sculptor.
Title:
Rain Forest, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1959. Installed 1960.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: bronze; Pool: Concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 18 ft. x W. 18 ft. 8 in. x L. 24 ft.; Pool: approx. 18 ft. x 28 ft. x 8 in. deep.
Inscription:
(On center leg of vertical abstract tree form:) 59 Fitzgerald signed
Description:
A five piece abstract fountain
sculpture
made of cast bronze set within a concrete pool symbolizes the rain forest of the Olympic Peninsula. Two abstract tree forms stand in the pool, one vertical and one horizontal. Within the bronze work of the horizontal structure are screens with Asian calligraphic patterns referring to the close connection between the
Washington
region, China, and Japan. Three smaller abstract forms about one foot high surround the vertical form. Internal plumbing allows water to tumble down the vertical form from the top.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory
--
Place
--
Forests
Object
--
Letter
Ethnic
--
Chinese
Ethnic
--
Japanese
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Washington
--
Bellingham
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Western
Washington
University, Western Gallery, Adjacent to Wilson Library & Haggard Hall,
Bellingham
,
Washington
98225
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was funded from the Art allowance for the Haggard Hall construction budget. A nearby plaque reads: RAIN FOREST/James Fitzgerald 1960.
IAS files contain brochure "Western
Washington
University
Outdoor
Sculpture
Collection," n.d.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Washington
survey, 1994.
Western
Washington
University, 1991.
Inventory staff, 2001.
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 66360001
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