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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Childs, Susan,     Eckstut, Stanton,     Miss, Mary,     Lawler, Walter,     John J. Kassner & Company,     Childs Associates,     Ehrencrantz and Eckstut,     Abstract     Site-specific     Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York     Sculpture

South Cove, (sculpture). Artist:  Childs, Susan, landscape architect. Eckstut, Stanton, architect. Miss, Mary, 1944- , sculptor. Lawler, Walter, contractor. John J. Kassner & Company, engineering firm. Childs Associates, landscape architect. Ehrencrantz and Eckstut, architectural firm. Title:  South Cove, (sculpture). Dates:  Designed 1985. Fabricated 1986-1987. Dedicated July 12, 1988. Medium:  Sculpture: steel, stone, and wood. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft. Diam. 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. Diam. 30 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A three acre site along the water's edge contains a tiled plaza area bordered by boulders and honey locust trees that frame sculptural elements such as --a circular wooden dock, or jetty, with a roof of wooden beams and a wooden bridge cutting across the center; a pier-like installation with rows of pilings; and an elevated steel walkway that curves in a two-level spiral. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Site-specific Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Battery Park City Authority, New York, New York Located Battery Park City, South End Avenue of Esplanade, New York, New York Remarks:  IAS files contain an article from New York Magazine (Aug. 1, 1988), an undated article from "Landscape Architecture," and a copy of Battery Park City Art Collection's Technical Information Sheet, which includes information on copyright and maintenance of the piece. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 35. New York Magazine (Aug. 1, 1988). 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 NY000070   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000070 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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