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Owens, John D.,
Marietta Concrete Company,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Other
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Parkersburg
Sculpture
Wings of Progress, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Owens, John D., designer.
Marietta Concrete Company, fabricator.
Title:
Wings of Progress, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated Dec. 1978. Copyrighted 1979. Installed Dec. 1, 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Concrete, painted white.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 22 ft. x D. 9 in. x Diam. 18 ft. 2 in.
Description:
A white abstract
sculpture
comprised of three flat wing-like shapes that join in the center. Each wing is symbolic of progress - past, present and future. The three shapes each have a prong projecting upward and a prong projecting downward. The lower prongs serve as feet for the
sculpture
. The
sculpture
is sited in the center of a pond. At water level, a concrete ring surrounds the
sculpture
. At various points on the ring are nozzles which spray water.
Subject:
Abstract
--
Geometric
Allegory
--
Other
--
Progress
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
West
Virginia
--
Parkersburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Parkersburg
, Division of Public Works,
Parkersburg
,
West
Virginia
26101
Located
Parkersburg
City Park, Park Avenue & 19th Streets,
Parkersburg
,
West
Virginia
26101
Remarks:
IAS files contain related articles from
Parkersburg
News (
Parkersburg
, WV), Dec. 2. 1978 and the
Parkersburg
Sentinel (
Parkersburg
, WV), Dec. 3, 1979. IAS files also contain copies of the copyright registration and a resolution by the
Parkersburg
City Council commending John D. Owens,
Parkersburg
Fire Chief and designer of the
sculpture
. The Marietta Concrete Company fabricated the fountain from Owen's design.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
West
Virginia
survey, 1992.
Parkersburg
Sentinel (
Parkersburg
, WV), Dec 3, 1979.
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 WV000050
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WV000050
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