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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Butler, Laurel,     Starpattern, Rita,     Shefelman, Tom,     Brown, Marty,     Escobedo, Rufino,     Esco Stucco and Plaster,     Architecture     Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin     Sculpture

Outdoor Studio, (sculpture). Artist:  Butler, Laurel, sculptor. Starpattern, Rita, sculptor. Shefelman, Tom, architect. Brown, Marty, architect. Escobedo, Rufino, contractor. Esco Stucco and Plaster, contractor. Title:  Outdoor Studio, (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted styrofoam, metal, concrete; Base: stone, concrete. Dimensions:  3 units. Detached wall: approx. 7 ft. 11 in. x 16 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft.; Curved wall with doorway: approx. 12 ft. x 21 ft. 10 in. x 1 ft.; Ramp: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 9 in.; Bases: each approx. H. 4 in. Inscription:  (On exterior curve of ramp stairway:) ESCO/1-11-90 Founder's mark appears. Description:  Site installation consisting of three different elements which combine to form a set, or backdrop, for television broadcasts. The main element is a curved wall with a yellow arched door in its center and two yellow risers or "steps" along its front. The mortar on the risers is pink and blue. Almost perpendicular at the south end of the center piece is an attached ramp and stairs. The third element of the installation is a detached wall, set back and overlapped by the center element. It has an inset, shallow, rectangular niche on the front center near the bottom. The niche has gradually receding steps. The wall has three semicircular pilasters at the back. The styrofoam installation is covered with a thin layer of concrete and is painted in a palette of light pastels and dark blue-greens. The exterior wall of the ramp is finished to suggest an irregular rock facade and is painted light purple with pink grouting. Each element rests on a stone block base. The stone base of the detached wall element sits on a concrete pad. Subject:  Architecture Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Austin, Parks & Recreation Department, Art in Public Places Program, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Suite 203, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas 78704 Located Central Access Television Facility, 1143 Northwestern Avenue, Austin, Texas Remarks:  The installation is part of the Central Access Television Facility Project, a project with allocated funds of $10,000. The project was funded through the city's Art in Public Places Program as a one percent for art project. IAS files contain copies of related City of Austin July 26, 1988 press release and project prospectus; architect's drawings; and artists' proposal and sketch. IAS files contain copies of related city correspondence, memorandum and fact sheet. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1994. 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 TX001168   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX001168 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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