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(Rio Frogs and Globe), (sculpture). Artist:  Ackerman, Charles, architect. Architectonica, architectural firm. Title:  (Rio Frogs and Globe), (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1987-1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Ceramic and concrete, painted. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. W. 222 ft. x D. 96 ft.; Each frog: approx. H. 9 in. x L. 12 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A large courtyard installation, with rows of 171 frogs set two feet apart in fountain basin facing a geodesic globe. The ceramic frogs are painted gold and mounted on painted ceramic lilypads. They are set stop pyramidal-shaped concrete pedestals. The globe, which originally released steam vapor, is placed on a slanted banking of stones to one side of the basin. Subject:  Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog Object -- Other -- Globe Object -- Flower -- Lily Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta Site-specific Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Owned by Ackerman Realty-Development, Rio Shopping Center, Atlanta, Georgia Administered by Davis & Assoc., Rio Shopping Center, Atlanta, Georgia Located Rio Shopping Center, Piedmont & North Avenue, inner courtyard, Atlanta, Georgia Remarks:  The sculpture was designed as part of the Rio Shopping Center. Architects for the project were Architectonica and the owner-developer, Charles Ackerman. Original plans called for kudzu to be planted around the sculpture, covering the globe's framework. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994. 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 GA000572   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture GA000572 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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