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Frega, Alvin,
Object -- Other
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Wilmington
Fountain
Sculpture
Chalice/Birdbath, (sculpture).
Artist:
Frega, Alvin, sculptor.
Title:
Chalice/Birdbath, (sculpture).
Dates:
1994. Dedicated June 30, 1994.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, bronze, brass and copper; Basin: concrete and granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 9 1/2 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Fountain consists of a chalice with spiral stem which stands in a low round basin. The basin has beveled edges.
Subject:
Object -- Other -- Chalice
Object -- Other -- Birdbath
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
North
Carolina
--
Wilmington
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by City of
Wilmington
, Parks & Recreation, 302 Willard Street,
Wilmington
,
North
Carolina
28401
Coadministered by Hanover County, County Manager's Office, 302 Chestnut Street,
Wilmington
,
North
Carolina
28401
Located
Carolina
Courtyard
, Northwest corner of 3rd & Chestnut Streets,
Wilmington
,
North
Carolina
Remarks:
Commissioned for the
Carolina
Courtyard
, a joint public park project of the City of
Wilmington
and New Hanover County. The fountain was funded with a grant from the
North
Carolina
Arts Council awarded in Oct. 1993. It is made of recycled materials. IAS files include a copy of the
Courtyard
dedication program and related articles from the
Wilmington
Morning Star, June 24, 1994 and July 5, 1994.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
North
Carolina
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 NC000398
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000398
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