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Wallace, James,
John James Wallace and Associates,
Schulmerick-Eijsbouts Company,
Religion -- New Testament
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Musical Instrument
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
(Bell-Tower), (sculpture).
Artist:
Wallace, James, sculptor.
John James Wallace and Associates, architectural firm.
Schulmerick-Eijsbouts Company, fabricator.
Title:
(Bell-Tower), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Feb. 28, 1966. Reworked in 1981.
Medium:
Tower: concrete, painted red; Bell: bronze: Base: lichen rock.
Dimensions:
Approx. 60 x 20 x 20 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaque on base:) In memory of Edna Spurgeon, W. Allen Spurgeon, Donald R. Spurgeon unsigned
Description:
A hollow pyramid tower. Its' three edges arc toward a cross at the top. Below the cross are three bells that hang in a vertical row. The four evangelists and text inscriptions appear on each bell.
Subject:
Religion -- New Testament -- Evangelists
Emblem -- Cross
Object -- Musical Instrument -- Bell
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Colorado Springs
Sculpture
Owner:
Broadmoor Community Church, 315 Lake Avenue, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906
Remarks:
The original tower, partially wood, was reworked in concrete in 1981. James Wallace, and possibly his firm, John James Wallace and Associates, were involved in the design. The bronze bells were made in Holland by Schulmerick-Eijsbouts Company and are tuned to the Flemish standards in the musical triad B, D#, and F#.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado, Colorado Springs 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 CO000156
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CO000156
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