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Witherspoon, David,
Elam, Jim,
Waterscape -- Sea
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
Sculpture
Mountain Waves, (sculpture).
Artist:
Witherspoon, David, sculptor.
Elam, Jim, sculptor.
Title:
Mountain Waves, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Medium:
Exposed aggregate colored concrete.
Dimensions:
5 pieces. Overall: approx. 5 ft. 4 in. x 8 ft. x 68 ft.
Inscription:
(On north stone, in raised letters:) PIEDRA LISA (Incised on red granite stone:) MOUNTAIN WAVES/1986/DAVID WITHERSPOON, ARTIST/COMMISSIONED BY THE 1% FOR ART PROGRAM/OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE/PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT/SPECIAL THANKS TO JIM ELAM AND ALL/THE OTHERS WHO DID THE WORK./WELL DONE! unsigned
Description:
Sculpture consists of five wave forms, each shaped like a cresting wave driven by a south wind. Three have cut-out designs and two have incised designs on the west faces.
Subject:
Waterscape -- Sea
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Albuquerque, Public Art Program, P. O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103
Located Piedra Lisa Park, Corner of Menaul & Punta de Vista N.E., Albuquerque, New Mexico
Remarks:
Commissioned for the City of Albuquerque's Percent for Art Program. IAS files include individual dimensions for each piece.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Mexico 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 NM000528
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NM000528
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