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Wyne, Sheila Kay,
Greer Tank,
Animal -- Fish
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Anchorage
Sculpture
Upstream, (sculpture).
Artist:
Wyne, Sheila Kay, 1958- , sculptor.
Greer Tank, fabricator.
Title:
Upstream, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned July 1988. Nov. 1988.
Medium:
Sculpture: steel plate with galvanized paint coating; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
4 pieces. Each salmon: approx. H. 3 ft.
Inscription:
(Artist signature on underside of large arch) signed
Description:
Abstract depiction of spawning salmon. Four arc-shaped pieces of varying sizes (8 to 16 ft. in length), each with a steel plate with cutouts on top resembling dorsal fins.
Subject:
Animal -- Fish -- Salmon
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Alaska -- Anchorage
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Anchorage Museum of History and Art, One Percent Art in Public Places, 121 West Seventh Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Located Southeast corner of A Street & 13th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
Remarks:
Sculpture funded through the Municipality of Anchorage's Percent Art in Public Places program. IAS files contain detailed dimensions of each piece, and the Percent Art in Public Places Catalogue Sheet filled out by the artist, which says: "Upstream" compares a salmon run to the daily commuter run into downtown Anchorage. Upstream provides impromptu benches for adults, as well as small slides for children.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Alaska 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 AK000055
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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