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Lipps, Thomas,
Gonzales, George,
Romero, Tomas,
Giannesini, Michel,
Abstract
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
Sculpture
Fountainhead Rock, (sculpture).
Artist:
Lipps, Thomas, sculptor.
Gonzales, George, sculptor.
Romero, Tomas, sculptor.
Giannesini, Michel, sculptor.
Title:
Fountainhead Rock, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fountain Head Rock Place, (sculpture).
Hamburger Rock, (sculpture).
Dates:
June 10, 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Granite, sandstone, river and lava rocks.
Description:
A fountain assembled out of large boulders, the largest with a squared-off flat bottom situated atop a base of other rocks with water flowing over the space where they join. A 20 inch high circular wall assembled out of a variety of stones forms a basin around the main boulders.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture --
New
Mexico
--
Santa
Fe
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
Santa
Fe
,
Santa
Fe
Arts Commission, P. O. Box 909,
Santa
Fe
,
New
Mexico
87504
Located
Corner of Water Street and Don Gasper Avenue, parking lot,
Santa
Fe
,
New
Mexico
Remarks:
Fountain was funded through City's One Percent for Art program. The pocket park was created by stonemasons Thomas Lipps and George Gonzales. IAS files contain photocopy from
Santa
Fean Magazine, Jan/Feb. 1990, pg. 44-48, which discusses public art programs in
Santa
Fe
. Work is popularly known as Hamburger Rock. Plaque on structure near fountain reads: CITY OF
SANTA
FE
/1% FOR ART IN PUBLIC PLACES/FOUNTAINHEAD/ROCK PLACE/1987-1988/DEDICATED TO WATER, TO ROCK/TO THE ART OF STONECRAFT AND/THE SOURCE OF INSPIRATION/BY THOMAS LIPPS/GEORGE GONZALES, MICHEL GIANNESINI/TOMAS ROMERO AND OTHERS/C.I.P. NO. 2002.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
New
Mexico
survey, 1994.
City of
Santa
Fe
Arts Commission, 1990
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 65980002
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
65980002
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