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Arata, Luis,
Cronin, Karen,
Farrell, Patrick,
Swanson Heavy Moving Company,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- La Crosse
Sculpture
Harmony and Peace, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Arata, Luis, sculptor.
Cronin, Karen, painter.
Farrell, Patrick, welder.
Swanson Heavy Moving Company, fabricator.
Title:
Harmony and Peace, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
1985. Dedicated Aug. 27, 1985.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: steel, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. 13 ft. x 9 x 4 1/2 ft.: Base: approx. 1 1/2 x 2 x 2 ft. (4,400 lbs.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract fan-like
sculpture
painted bright red-orange. Four pieces stand up and decrease in size as they fan out to one side. They intersect with another set of four pieces that fan out in the opposite direction. The
sculpture
rests on a short base covered with plantings.
Subject:
Abstract
--
Geometric
Allegory
--
Quality
--
Harmony
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Wisconsin
--
La
Crosse
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Viterbo College, 815 South 9th Street,
La
Crosse
,
Wisconsin
54601
Located Viterbo College, 9th & Mississippi Streets, near entrance to Fine Arts Center,
La
Crosse
,
Wisconsin
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was financed by
La
Crosse
industrialist Charles Gelatt. The
sculpture
was assembled at Swanson Heavy Moving Company in
La
Crosse
. Patrick Farrell of
La
Crescent, Minnesota, a welder with Swanson's, welded the
sculpture
. Karen Cronin of Stoddard,
Wisconsin
spray-painted the
sculpture
. IAS files contain a related article from the
La
Crosse
Tribune (
Wisconsin
), Aug. 27, 1985, pg. 9; and Viterb Strides, Fall 1988.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Wisconsin
survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
La
Crosse
Tribune (
Wisconsin
), Aug. 27, 1985, pg. 9.
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 WI000348
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