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Reflections, (sculpture). Artist:  Stromberg, Alan, sculptor. Fradella Iron Works, founder. Title:  Reflections, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Dedicated Sept. 30, 1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted Cor-Ten steel, with white marble fragment, and metal chain with padlock; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 32 in. x 31 in.; Base: approx. H. 19 in. x Diam. 60 in. Inscription:  (On plaque on base, at front of sculpture:) Reflections/The obelisk form has been used since 2400 B.C./to commemorate great people and events./This obelisk commemorates those who contributed/in their various and unique ways to the building/of Hovver (sic) Dam and Boulder City./The shining facets that notch this obelisk represent/the inscription dedicated to:/those individuals and their triumphs and sacrifices/who originally forged this environment;/tose (sic) individuals who subsequently have/conscientously (sic) molded it;/and those individuals yet to come, who will be/entrusted with its future sculpting./May these ever-changing reflections...../remind us of the past, enlightn (sic) the present,/and guide us to the future./ (In three columns:) (First column:) Fradella Iron Works/Constructor/September 30, 1994 (Second column:) Teddy Fenton/Donor (Third column:) Alan Stromberg, Architect/Designer signed Subject:  History -- United States -- Hoover Dam Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Nevada -- Boulder City Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Boulder City Arts Council, Reflections Center Committee, 508 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Located Reflections Center, Corner of Railroad Avenue & Colorado Street, Boulder City, Nevada Remarks:  The sculpture commemorates those individuals who contributed to the building of the Hoover Dam and Boulder City. IAS files contain transcriptions of nearby plaques. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1995. 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 NV000106   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NV000106 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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