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Helmsmoortel, Robert,
West, Robert Camney,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
Sculpture
Univers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Helmsmoortel, Robert, sculptor.
West, Robert Camney, designer.
Title:
Univers, (sculpture).
Dates:
1973. Relocated and rededicated 1989.
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted white; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 10 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. x Diam. 8 in. (11 tons).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture which resembles a tilted letter "D".
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Miami
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Metro Dade County, Art in Public Places, 111 N.W. 1st Street, #610, Miami, Florida 33128
Located 1401 Bay Pointe Drive, Miami, Florida
Provenance:
Donated by 1401 Brickell Holding Company, 1401 Brickell Avenue, Suite 601, Miami, Florida 33131 1989.
Formerly located Forte Plaza, 1401 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally sited at Forte Plaza, commissioned by the Plaza's builder and owner, John Forte. Forte Plaza was designed by architect Robert Camney and the sculpture was installed there just before the Plaza's opening in the latter part of 1973. Forte Plaza later became the 1401 Brickell Building, owned by the 1401 Brickell Holding Company. In 1989, the sculpture was donated to Dade County's Art in Public Works Program and relocated to its current site on Bay Pointe Drive. IAS files contain two articles from The Miami Herald: Aug. 31, 1973, pg. 3-E, and Feb. 10, 1974; and a related clipping from Business-Leader dated Sept. 17, 1973. IAS files also contain correspondence discussing the donation and relocation of the sculpture, dated Oct. 23, 1989 and Oct. 25, 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Miami survey, 1995.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Miami Herald, Aug. 31, 1973, pg. 3-E.
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 FL000746
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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