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Colpo de Ala, (sculpture). Artist:  Pomodoro, Arnaldo, 1926- , sculptor. Boccioni, Umberto, 1882-1916, sculptor. Beretta, Mario, engineer. Bonvicini Foundry, founder. Title:  Colpo de Ala, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Colpo d'Ala: Boccioni, (sculpture). Wing Beat, (sculpture). Beat of the Wing, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Dedicated Dec. 12, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: copper alloy and acrylic lacquer coating; Base: steel plate. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 17 1/2 x 12 x 12 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 12 x 12 ft. (6 tons). Description:  A kinetic sculpture comprised of two wedge shapes, placed in a large pool of elevated water. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Fountain Kinetic Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, 433 South Spring Street, 10th floor, Los Angeles, California 90013 Located City of Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power, 111 North Hope Street, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  The sculpture was a gift from the Italian Government, in cooperation with the Alcide de Gasperi Foundation, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Marshall Plan. The $600,000 work was a token of gratitude for the help Italy received through the Marshall Plan in its recovery from the devastation of World War II. The sculpture is a larger version of a 1984 work of the same title commissioned by the city of Morciano in homage of Umberto Boccioni, the prominent Italian Futurist who lived there. IAS files contain official correspondence and departmental minutes from the City of Los Angeles County Affairs Department, and related newsclippings. The sculpture was fabricated and finished in Italy and the surface was given a mirror finish. It was shipped by boat, uncoated, to the United States and arrived one week prior to its unveiling. The sculpture arrived covered in black tranish, and was sanded in circular patterns to help bring up the original intended reflective surface. Conservation:  Treated 1998 May. Sculpture Conservation Studio (Los Angeles, CA). Treatment report on file with the owner. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. SOS Conservation Notification Report, 1999. 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 CA000379   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000379 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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