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Behrens, Robert,
Friberg, Marga,
Greenlaw, Charles,
Ridge Builders Group,
Capital Iron Works,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Element
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Davis
Sculpture
Solar Intersections, (sculpture).
Artist:
Behrens, Robert, 1939- , sculptor.
Friberg, Marga, assistant.
Greenlaw, Charles, engineer.
Ridge Builders Group, contractor.
Capital Iron Works, founder.
Title:
Solar Intersections, (sculpture).
Dates:
1989. Copyrighted 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, partially painted black, and mylar; Base: cement, stone, and plants.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 40 x 6 x 17 ft.; Base: approx. 12 in. x 15 ft. 8 in. x 15 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Two groups of open-faced rectangular pillars, painted black and placed atop a base of cement and plants. Extending upward from the rectangular pillars are ten other pillars that are covered with a reflective material that creates the colors of the spectrum.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology
Allegory -- Element -- Light
Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Davis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Davis, Parks and Community Service Division, 29 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California 95616
Located Southern Pacific Depot, 2nd Street, Davis, California
Remarks:
The artist designed the sculpture to represent the technological and agricultural aspects of Davis. Plaque immediately in front of base reads: SOLAR INTERSECTIONS/(copyright symbol) 1989/ROBERT BEHRENS/SITE SPECIFIC SCULPTOR/SOMONA, CA/MARGA FRIBERG, COLLABORATOR/DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF DAVIS/Ridge Builders Group, Inc., Contractor/Capitol Iron Works/Charles Greenlaw, Structural Engineer/Commissioned by the City of Davis/Art in Public Places Program.
IAS files contain a related article from Arts Up (Sept. 1991): pg. 1; and a copy of the Davis Gallery Map and Public Art Walking Tour, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento 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 CA000947
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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