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    		• Pick, Mike,
     
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    		• Bell, Carlton,
     
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    		• Gonzales, Pat,
     
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    		• Walsh, Jim,
     
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    		• Dunn, Warren,
     
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    		• Vancouver Extrusion Company,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Vancouver
     
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    		• Sundial
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Sundial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Pick, Mike, designer.
    Bell, Carlton, sculptor.
    Gonzales, Pat, fabricator.
    Walsh, Jim, architect.
    Dunn, Warren, assistant.
    Vancouver Extrusion Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    Sundial, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Clark College Sundial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1984.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Aluminum.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. W. 14 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque on sundial:) 50TH ANNIVERSARY SUNDIAL AND PLAZA/This anodized aluminum sundial and encircling plaza were built/in the spring and summer of 1984 as the major project of the/eight-month Anniversary celebration./PROJECT ORIGINATION...Mike Pick/SUNDIAL FABRICATION AND ARTISTIC DESIGN...Carlton Bell/WELDING STUDENTS: (list of thirteen names)
    Description: 
    An equatorial sundial with a gnomon that resembles a bowstring. The sundial is placed in a plaza that is surrounded by a low brick wall which features tiles inscribed with the names of contributors.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Vancouver
    Sundial
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Clark College, 1800 East McLoughlin, Vancouver, Washington 98663
    Located Clark College, Southwest corner of Anna Pechanec Hall, Vancouver, Washington
    Remarks: 
    The sundial was part of the college's 50th anniversary celebration and was fabricated by welding students. Mike Pick, the college physics instructor, was responsible for the scientific design. Artist Carlton Bell did the artistic design and supervised the students who fabricated the sundial. Pat Gonzales, college welding instructor, helped construct the sundial. Warren Dunn, college art instructor, supervised the making of the contributor name tiles on the wall surrounding the plaza. Architect Jim Walsh designed the sundial plaza. Vancouver Extrusion Company anodized the sundial. Additional funding was provided by the Alcoa Foundation and the Southwest Washington Independent Forward Thrust (SWIFT).
    IAS files contain a copy of Thomas D. Wolff's brochure, "Sundials," Dec. 1993. IAS files also contain complete transcription of the plaque on sundial. For related information see The Columbia (Vancouver, WA), Oct. 18, 1984.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
    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 WA000271
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