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Nevelson, Louise,
Lippincott, Don,
Lippincott, Inc.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape -- Arizona
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Scottsdale
Fountain
Sculpture
Windows to the West, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988, sculptor.
Lippincott, Don, founder.
Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Windows to the West, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Atmosphere and Environment XIII: Windows to the West, (sculpture).
Dates:
1972. Installed Nov. 11, 1973. Dedicated Nov. 1973.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. x 14 ft. 7 1/2 in. x 5 ft.
Description:
A rectangular frame with five vertical uprights set within it. Attached to the frame and to one or more of the five uprights are a number of Cor-Ten steel quarter-circles, half-circles, and S-shaped pieces that produce an abstract design. The sculpture is placed atop a concrete base installed in a reflecting pool with fountains.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Landscape --
Arizona
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture --
Arizona
--
Scottsdale
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered City of
Scottsdale
,
Scottsdale
Cultural Council, 7383
Scottsdale
Mall
,
Scottsdale
,
Arizona
85251 Accession Number: 73.012
Located
Scottsdale
Civic
Center
Mall
, Behind Library,150 meters east of the
Scottsdale
Center
for the Arts,
Scottsdale
,
Arizona
Remarks:
The sculpture, commissioned by the City of
Scottsdale
, was funded by private donations and matching funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $20,000 given in 1970 to City of
Scottsdale
. It was purchased through the City of
Scottsdale
Fine Arts Trust. The sculpture was titled by the Fine Arts Commission and is the culminating piece in the artist's series "Atmosphere and Environment." According to the artist, the surrounding
Arizona
landscape "is the atmosphere that fills the spaces of the steel environment," hence the title. IAS files contain related materials from the
Scottsdale
Cultural Council files; and reprint from Jean Lipman's "Bright Stars: American Painting and Sculpture since 1776," New York: Dutton, 1976.
The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: Louise Nevelson, American/WINDOWS TO THE WEST/A GIFT TO THE PEOPLE OF
SCOTTSDALE
/IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR IMAGINATIVE/PERSISTENT AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORT/TO FOSTER CREATIVITY IN THEIR WAY/OF LIFE FROM SCORES OF APPRECIATIVE/SPONSORS INCLUDING THE/NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS/AND/(list of donors) / SCULPTURE DEDICATED/NOVEMBER 1973/
SCOTTSDALE
CITY COUNCIL/(list of city officials).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture,
Arizona
survey, 1993.
SOS Conservation Treatment Award, 2001.
Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
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 AZ000502
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