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Albuquerque, Lita,
Halprin, Lawrence,
Peter Carlson Enterprises,
Abstract
Architecture -- Detail
Allegory -- Place
Landscape -- Celestial
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Sculpture
Celestial
Source, (sculpture).
Artist:
Albuquerque, Lita, 1946- , sculptor.
Halprin, Lawrence, 1916-2009,
landscape
architect.
Peter Carlson Enterprises, fabricator.
Title:
Celestial
Source, (sculpture).
Dates:
1993. Dedicated June 12, 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Mirrored glass mosaic, copper plate, black granite, red sandstone, tile, fiberglass and concrete steps.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Three sebilles each situated on its own set of stairs from which water flows to the center of the fountain. The sebilles are shaped in an inverted circle designed to represent a
celestial
scene.
Subject:
Abstract
Architecture
--
Detail
--
Stairs
Allegory
--
Place
--
Extraterrestrial
Landscape
--
Celestial
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture
--
California
--
Los Angeles
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Los Angeles, Community Redevelopment Agency, Art Program, 354 South Spring Street, 7th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013
Located Grand Hope Park, Grand & Hope Streets and 9th & Olympic, Los Angeles, California
Remarks:
Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $25,000 given in 1988 to the Community Redevelopment Agency. Developed through the One Percent for the Arts program as part of the construction of Grand Hope Park. Total cost $390,000 Sculpture cost approximately $111,221. IAS files include Community Redevelopment Agency memorandum, site design plans and related newsclippings.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
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 CA000458
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000458
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