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Fink, Jeff,
Akers Plastic Fabrication Company,
Object -- Fruit
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Martinsburg
Sculpture
Big Apple Time Capsule, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fink, Jeff, sculptor.
Akers Plastic Fabrication Company, fabricator.
Title:
Big Apple Time Capsule, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Dedicated Oct. 19, 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: painted fiberglass, metal rods, 55 gallon drums; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. Diam. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 5 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
(North side of base, facing street, on plaque:) OH SHENANDOAH, I LONG TO SEE YOU/"BIG APPLE TIME CAPSULE"/DEDICATED: OCT 19, 1990 - RE-OPEN IN YEAR 2040/SPONSER (sic): MARTINSBURG JAYCEES/THIS "COMMUNITY PRIDE PROJECT' IS AN ATTEMPT TO/PRESERVE THE APPLE CAPITAL CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS/OF OUR SOUTHERN AND SHENANDOAH VALLEY HERITAGE/MAY GOD BLESS OUR ENDEAVORS.
Description:
A fiberglass apple, painted with red epoxy paint and bolted to a concrete base. The apple is designed so that the leaves, which are the lid, may be lifted off the top to reveal a time capsule is inside. Another time capsule is buried on the west side of the apple.
Subject:
Object -- Fruit -- Apple
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Martinsburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Martinsburg Jaycees, P. O. Box 811, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401
Located West King & South Charles Streets, Front, Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401
Remarks:
Jeff Fink designed the piece, after a similar "apple-time capsule" in Berryville. A high school drafting class taught by Bruce Roberts at James Rumsey Vocational Technical Center drew the blueprints; Ray Miller shaped the rods for the skeleton; and a welding class taught by Larry Roberts at James Rumsey Vocational Technical Center welded the skeleton. IAS files contain related articles from Martinsburg Evening Journal (Martinsburg, WV), April 25, 1990, pg. C1, C3; and Martinsburg Weekend Journal (Martinsburg, WV), July 7, 1990, which discuss the creation of the time capsule and the objects enclosed in it. IAS files contain a list of the objects enclosed in the time capsule. For a related article see: "On the Road With David Bowes," Mid-Atlantic Country (May 1992): pg. 10-11. The work was funded by the Jaycees and sited along the Apple Harvest Festival parade route.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992.
Martinsburg Evening Journal (Martinsburg, WV), April 25, 1990, pg. C1, C3.
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 WV000120
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