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Haskin, Donald Marcus,
Blanton and Company,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Fountain
Sculpture
(El Presidio Park Fountain), (sculpture).
Artist:
Haskin, Donald Marcus, 1920- , sculptor.
Blanton and Company, architectural firm.
Title:
(El Presidio Park Fountain), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1971.
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: concrete and river rock; Pool: painted concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 2 ft. x Diam. 7 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. x Diam. 14 ft.
Description:
A fountain sculpture consisting of a series of flat metal "petals" organized around a metal chimney rests on a circular concrete base that is covered with flat smooth river rocks. Water gushes from the top of the chimney in five directions and cascades down and over the petals and river rocks into a circular concrete pool. The pool is painted blue on the inside.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Tucson, Parks and Recreation Department, 900 South Randolph Way, Tucson, Arizona 85716
Located El Presidio Park, 165 West Alameda Street, northwest section of park, Tucson, Arizona
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by Pima County and the City of Tucson for $2,500. Donald Haskin designed the metal fountain sculpture and the architectural firm, Blanton and Company, designed the pool and river rock base. The artist's inspiration for the fountain sculpture came from canyon waterfalls he viewed while on a hike. IAS files contain related articles from the Arizona Daily Star, July 22, 1971, pg. 3C; and the Tucson Daily Citizen, May 22, 1971, pg. 6-7.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Tucson Daily Citizen, May 22, 1971, pg. 7.
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 AZ000580
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AZ000580
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