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Shutt, Ken,
Fujiwara, Bob,
Landscape -- Valley
Ethnic -- Hawaiian
Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Waianae
Sculpture
Four Valleys, (sculpture).
Artist:
Shutt, Ken, 1928- , sculptor.
Fujiwara, Bob, landscape architect.
Title:
Four Valleys, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Konohiko: Four Valleys, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1977. 1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Douglas fir and steel rods; Base: concrete and coral.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 23 ft. x 18 ft. x 57 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 15 x 44 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract wooden sculpture, with five vertical spires that rise upward. Four of the spires are topped by semi-circular curved pieces of wood with separate spines. All sections are bolted together by steel rods. Base consists of five concrete and weathered coral rectangular blocks.
Subject:
Landscape -- Valley
Ethnic -- Hawaiian
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Waianae
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Hawaii, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Art in Public Places Program, 250 South Hotel Street, 2nd Floor, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Located Waianae High School, 85-251 Farrington Highway, Near library, Waianae, Hawaii
Remarks:
According to the artist, the piece is to symbolize the strength of Hawaii's chiefs and the connection of wood to earth and environment as well as spiritual values and growth. One of several pieces commissioned by the artist in the Konohiki series for local schools. Students climb on lower sections of sculpture. Artist contracted for repairs in 1985.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Hawaii survey, 1994.
State of Hawaii, State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, 1991.
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 66260071
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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