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Davidt, Carl Andre,
Stevens and Wilkinson,
Figure group
Landscape -- Coast
Landscape -- Desert
Landscape -- Farm
Landscape -- Forest
Architecture -- Industry
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Sculpture
Change of Scenery, (sculpture).
Artist:
Davidt, Carl Andre, sculptor.
Stevens and Wilkinson, architectural firm.
Title:
Change of Scenery, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986. Dedicated Aug. 16, 1986.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete and painted steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Installation area: approx. 13 x 390 x 20 ft.; Rear wall: approx. H. 20 ft. x W. 390 ft.
Description:
The scene, set on three sections at the platform level, represents on the right, a jungle; and then, moving to the left, more civilized settings of a farmland, industry, and the city. To the far left is a desert with blue waves approaching it. Three stylized cut-out figures, painted half white and half black, represent international races, and appear as if getting on a MARTA train.
Subject:
Figure group
Landscape -- Coast
Landscape -- Desert
Landscape -- Farm
Landscape -- Forest
Architecture -- Industry
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Architecture Branch, Engineering Division, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
Located MARTA East Point Station, Platform level, Atlanta, Georgia
Remarks:
IAS files contain a copy of "MARTA Station Art Book," Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, 1989. Nearby plaque reads: MARTA ART PROJECT/CARL ANDRE DAVIDT/ARTIST/Change of SCENERY/Title/August 16, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
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 GA000358
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000358
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