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Animaze, (sculpture). Artist:  Veres, Peter, sculptor. Architectural Mosaics, fabricator. Title:  Animaze, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned Aug. 19, 1988. 1988-1989. Installed July 1989. Medium:  Ceramic tile, plywood, fiberglass. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 7 ft. x L. approx. 80 ft. Inscription:  (On side of serpent closest to parking lot, on orange tile, fifth tile up:) Peter Veres 1989 signed Description:  Brightly colored ceramic tile mosaics over nine fiberglass and plywood. The playground sculptures include three serpentine shapes embedded in the sand to climb on and through, a bird, and a human. The creations are placed in a circular maze arrangement in three clusters. Subject:  Animal -- Reptile -- Snake Animal -- Bird Figure Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Montecito Mosaic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Santa Barbara County, Parks Department, Santa Barbara Arts Commission, P. O. Box 2369, Santa Barbara, California 93120 Located Manning Park, Area 9 playground, San Ysidro Road at School House Road, Montecito, California Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by the City Park Department through the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, Art in Public Places. IAS files contain copy of commission agreement, related press release, correspondence with the artist, and artist's design proposal for surrounding walls. IAS files also contain copy of article from The Studio Potter, Vol. 17, no. 2 (July 1989); and Arts & Entertainment, vol. XIX, no. 7, Sept. 1989, pg. 10-11. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. Illustration:  Montecito Lite, Aug. 17, 1989. 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 CA001822   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001822 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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