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River Scenes at the Tennessee Aquarium, (sculpture). Artist:  Nivola, Claire, sculptor. Chermayeff, Peter, architect. Wagner, Sherry Kafka, author. Skylight Studio, fabricator. Cambridge Seven Associates, architectural firm. Title:  River Scenes at the Tennessee Aquarium, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Masonry. Description:  Fifty-three medallion reliefs placed on exterior walls of the Tennessee Aquarium. The time line formed by the medallions depicts themes from Tennessee's history, including myths, rituals and lifestyles of the Native Americans, the arrival of the Europeans, the coming of new settlers and the displacement of the Native Americans, the growth of new industries and transportation, the creation of the TVA to deal with land and river overuse problems, the river's present life, and the establishment of the Oak Ridge atomic research site. Subject:  History -- United States -- Tennessee Portrait male -- Mooney, James Ethnic -- Indian -- Cherokee Portrait male -- Swimmer Architecture -- Industry -- Waterwork Landscape -- Farm Object Type:  Medallion Relief Architectural component Outdoor Sculpture -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga Sculpture Owner:  Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee Remarks:  IAS files contain copy of pamphlet "River Scenes at the Tennessee Aquarium," published by The Tennessee Aquarium, which illustrates and gives detailed subject descriptions of each medallion. The River Scenes were sculpted by Claire Nivola, following the concept of Peter Chermayeff, principal architect of Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., who designed the aquarium. Text and script were written by Sherry Kafka Wagner, with research by Barbara Meyer. Fabrication was done at Skylight Studios. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Tennessee survey, 1993. Tennessee Aquarium, "River Scenes at the Tennessee Aquarium," Chattanooga, TN: c. 1992. (pamphlet). 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 TN000453   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TN000453 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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