Memory Path, (sculpture).

Memory Path, (sculpture).

Tacha, Athena, 1936- , sculptor.

Century, Lucas, contractor.

Stahl, David, photographer.

Harnas Builders, contractor.

Al's Tile Service, contractor.

Memory Path, (sculpture).

Commissioned 1990. Copyrighted 1991. Dedicated Jan. 19, 1992.

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Sculpture: polished red Texas granite with sandblasted photos, concrete, on grass mound.

Sculpture: approx. 1 x 60 x 40 ft.; Path: approx. W. 1 1/2 in. x L. 235 ft.

(Vertically sand-blasted in Helvetica capitals on granite slabs, at one end:) CALUSA (dolphin design) (Sand-blasted at the other end:) MEMORY PATH/by Athena Tacha (copyright symbol) 1991/COMMISSIONED BY THE/PUBLIC ART COMMITTEE/WITH A GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION FROM/THE JOHN E. GALVIN CHARITABLE FUND (1902 logo and present logo for the City of Sarasota) signed

The work evokes the history of Sarasota through photographs of historic sites, persons, and events. These photographs represent important moments, buildings, and people from the history of Sarasota. The path of polished granite is sandblasted on top with fifty or seventy photographs selected from the County Archives. The photographs go in descending chronological order. A Calusa Indian drawing of a dolphin is engraved on one end. On the other end there are two logos of Sarasota: one of the 1902 logo (1902 is the year of the city's incorporation) and one of the present logo.

History -- United States -- Florida

Allegory -- Other -- Memory

Ethnic -- Indian -- Seminole

Ethnic -- African American

Cityscape -- Florida -- Sarasota

Performing Arts -- Circus

Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Sarasota

Administered by City of Sarasota, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1058, Sarasota, Florida 34230

Located Selby Five Points Park, 2 North Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota, Florida

Commissioned by the Public Art Committee of the City of Sarasota with a contribution from the John E. Galvin Charitable Trust. The sculpture was the first public sculpture in Sarasota and it was commissioned through an international competition. Lucas Century made the stencils and sandblasted the images on the granite; David Stahl was the photographer; Harnas Builders was the concrete contractor; and Al's Tile Service was responsible for the granite facing. Citizens of Sarasota helped select photos. IAS files contain a brochure which includes the artist's statement about the sculpture and identification of each photograph. In 1997, the artist noted that the piece had been restored a few years before after an image slab had been stolen; and the caulking was replaced.

Tacha, Athena, 1992, 1993, 1997.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1995.

Tacha, Athena, "Dancing in the Landscape: The Sculpture of Athena Tacha," Washington, D.C.: Editions Ariel of Grayson Publishing, 2000, pg. 63.

Sarasota Herald Tribune (January 19, 1992).

Landscape Architecture (June 1992): pg. 24.

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