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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Wiegman, Clark,     Shaw, Benson,     Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas,     K. Frank Kirkbride & Associates,     Abstract -- Geometric     Allegory -- Other     Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Olympia     Sculpture

Rainforest: Vortex, (sculpture). Artist:  Wiegman, Clark, sculptor. Shaw, Benson, sculptor. Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, architectural firm. K. Frank Kirkbride & Associates, landscape architect. Title:  Rainforest: Vortex, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Vortex, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Dedicated Aug. 1994.. Medium:  Sculpture: wrought iron, found objects including automobile and bus parts; Base: wrought iron, painted. Dimensions:  3 units. Each sculpture: approx. 18 x 10 x 9 ft.; Each base: 32 x 38 x 38 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Three abstract spiraling vortices of wrought iron set in the plaza of a transit facility. The sculptures spiral up from solid triangular bases. Each base is painted a different color. In the center of the open grid-like spirals, gongs and chimes of suspended car and bus parts form a floating ruin. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Other -- Nature Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Olympia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Intercity Transit Authority, 526 Patterson S.E., Olympia, Washington 98501 Located Olympia Transit Center, N.E. corner of State & Washington, Olympia, Washington Remarks:  The sculpture is one of four elements of a larger site installation entitled "Rainforest". The installation was a collaborative work between Wiegman and Shaw. Wiegman was the principle artist for "Vortex." A nearby plaque indicates the project was funded by the Federal Transit Administration and the citizens of Thurston County. IAS files contain copy of the pamphlet "Rainforest - The Multi-Media Artwork of the Olympia Transit Center", 1994. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995. 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 WA000327   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WA000327 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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