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Hockett, Roland,
Elmesky, Medhat,
Berg Pipe,
Gulf Asphalt,
Abstract -- Geometric
Object -- Other
Ceremony -- Festival
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Panama City Beach
Sculpture
Olympic Passage, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hockett, Roland, sculptor.
Elmesky, Medhat, landscape architect.
Berg Pipe, fabricator.
Gulf Asphalt, contractor.
Title:
Olympic Passage, (sculpture).
Dates:
Designed May 20, 1996. Installed June 23, 1996. Dedicated July 1, 1996.
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, painted; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 15 x 2 ft. (4 1/2 tons).
Inscription:
(On sculpture: artist's monogram) signed
Description:
An abstract, welded steel sculpture representing the Olympic torch and the waves of the Panama City Beach surf. The support is in the shape of a long, slender four-sided pyramid. Attached to this is an accordion shape of eight sides --three strips on the right side and five strips on the left side. The top is made of five crescent shapes. The sculpture is primarily painted a yellow-gold color that gradually changes to red-orange as it approaches the top. Sky blue was added to cut-out swirls near the top. The swirls allow the light to pass through.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object -- Other -- Torch
Ceremony -- Festival -- Olympics
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Panama City Beach
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Panama City Beach, Highway 79, City Hall, Panama City Beach, Florida 32413
Located Pier Park, Panama City Beach, Florida
Provenance:
Formerly located Aaron Z. Bessant Park, Front Beach Road, opposite the pier, Panama City Beach, Florida
Remarks:
The sculpture was created through the combined efforts of the Olympic Torch task force team and many community businesses that contributed time, materials, and money. The sculpture commemorates the passage of the Olympic torch relay through Bay County, Florida, and marks the beginning of a landscape beautification and design plan for Aaron Z. Bessant Park. Sculpture project participants included: Berg Pipe, fabrication and materials; Gulf Asphalt, foundation; Medhat Elmesky, landscape designer; and Mary Ann Swenk, concept and logistics. IAS files contain a transcription of the inscription plaque to be installed. For additional information see Bay Arts Alliance Magazine (Nov. 1996); The News Herald, June 24, 1996; and the Bay Point News and Calendar (Aug. 1996): pg. 1, 7.
References:
Casella, Mary Ann, 2008, 2011.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1996.
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 FL000786
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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