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Phantom Ship, (sculpture). Artist:  Bedgood, Jill, sculptor. Hernandez, T. Paul, 1953- , assistant. Kelley, Carolyn, landscape architect. Puzick, Phil, landscape architect. Title:  Phantom Ship, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete. Dimensions:  Reliefs: approx. H. 2 ft. x W. varies from 1-6 ft. x D. 8 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A concrete bas-relief sculpture, composed of 41 panels. Five basic patterns repeat throughout the panels, differing in design elements, composition and size. The theme is aquatic, with depictions of sea life, including whales, squid, octopuses, schools of fish, and coral shells. Thick, wavy crisscrossing lines recede into the background of the panels -- the texture reminiscent of water's movement. Subject:  Waterscape -- Sea Architecture -- Boat Animal -- Fish -- Squid Animal -- Whale Animal -- Fish -- Octopus Animal -- Other -- Coral Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Austin, Parks & Recreation Department, Art in Public Places Program, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Suite 203, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas 78704 Located Zilker Park Playscape, Austin, Texas Remarks:  Inscription on nearby marker reads: Phantom Ship/1991/A Gift from the Volunteers of/Austin Aqua Festival/Rusty Tally - President/Aqua Festival Park Development/Nikki Bryant - President/Austin Aqua Festival. IAS files contain a fundraising brochure for the Zilker Park Playscape. The Park Playscape was built with private funds. Jill Bedgood was the artist-in-charge; Carolyn Kelly and Phil Puzick, landscape architects in charge of the overall design. T. Paul Hernandez assisted in casting the concrete panels. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1993. 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 TX000053   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000053 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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