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    		• Agam, Yaacov,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
     
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    Shamayim, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Agam, Yaacov, 1928- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Shamayim, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Fire-Water Fountain, (sculpture).
    Agam Fountain, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1983. Installed Dec. 10, 1990. Dedicated May 3, 1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: aluminum and stainless steel with acrylic lacquer; Basin: aluminum.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 10 x Diam. 14 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 18 x Diam. 50 ft. (6 tons)
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on basin:) SHAMAYIM/kinetic sculpture/acrylic lacquer on aluminum fountain/YAACOV AGAM/Gift of Ken Good/City of Tampa/Art in Public Places program/1991
    Description: 
    Moving abstract fountain sculpture consisting of three cylinders. The tallest cylinder is stationary and the other two rotate simultaneously around it. The revolutions are synchronized with programmed music. Synchronization is coordinated by a computer. Both fire and water spout from the fountain. The painted sculpture in motion creates a rainbow effect, which symbolizes the covenant between God and man.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Allegory -- Element -- Light
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Kinetic
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Tampa
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Tampa, Art in Public Places, 1420 North Tampa Street, Tampa, Florida 33602
    Located Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida
    Provenance: 
    Gift of Good, Kenneth,
    Remarks: 
    Originally commissioned by developer Kenneth Good, circa 1983, for his private home for $300,000. Good donated the sculpture to the City of Tampa in 1988. Fountain is a smaller replica of a fountain by the same artist in Dizengoff Square, Tel Aviv, and is reportedly the only one of its kind in the United States. Inspired by his Jewish faith, the artist named the piece "Shamayin," a combination of the Hebrew words for "fire" and "water" meaning "Heaven." In 1993, the fountain was reportedly in poor working order. The City replaced a faulty ball-bearing and purchased a sound system to replace the control board. IAS files include related articles from the Tampa Tribune, the St. Petersburg Times and the journal Creative Loafing (Florida). IAS files also include press releases, two City resolutions, the dedication schedule and a piece from Tampa Bay Life, Jan. 1990.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Tampa survey, 1993.
    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 FL000213
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