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Carrin, Harold W.,
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Homage -- Brown, Sylvia Goodrich
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Vidalia
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Carrin, Harold W., sculptor.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1969. Dedicated April 12, 1970.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, braising rods, and roller bearings; Base: gravel, brick walls.
Dimensions:
3 parts. (First: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 18 in.) (Second: approx. H. 6 ft. 1 1/2 in. W. 6 1/2 in.) (Third: approx. H. 6 ft. 11 3/4 in. W. 24 1/4 in.)
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A three-part abstract sculpture made of Cor-Ten steel, braising rods, and roller bearings. Each of the three parts, mounted on a propeller or tripod-type base, is kinetic and able to move or swivel on a roller bearing. The three parts are open vertical shapes which symbolize the arts, including dance, drama, music, and the visual arts. The sculpture rests on a bed of gravel within a brick enclosure. Around the brick enclosure is a simple chain fence.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Dance
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Drama
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art
Homage -- Brown, Sylvia Goodrich
Object Type:
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Vidalia
Sculpture
Owner:
Ohoopee Regional Library, 606 Jackson Street, Vidalia, Georgia 30474
Remarks:
Inscription on plaque at entrance to Ohoopee Regional Library reads: IN MEMORY OF/SYLVIA G. BROWN/1929-1968/ADVISER - TROOP 400 GSA/DONATED BY/FRIENDS OF TROOP 400/MRS. JOHN F. COLLINS - ADVISER/APRIL 12, 1970/DR. H. W. CARRIN - SCULPTOR. Sculpture cost one thousand one hundred and fifteen dollars and was commissioned by Girl Scout Troop 400 in memory of their former leader, Sylvia G. Brown. The sculpture was removed in 1991 during the expansion of the library, and was not reinstalled until March 1993 (after a petition was circulated asking for its reinstallation.) IAS files contain related articles from Vidalia Advance (Vidalia, GA), April 16, 1970, which discusses the dedication ceremony; "Vidalia Works Included in National SOS Inventory," ORCA Matters, Newsletter of the Ohoopee Regional Council for the Arts (Oct.-Dec 1993); and "Memorial to Former Scout Dedicated in Vidalia," Low's Echo XIV (May -June 1970): pg. 1.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.
Vidalia Advance (Vidalia, GA), April 16, 1970.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Vidalia Advance (Vidalia, GA), April 16, 1970.
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 GA000013
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