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Charter, Anne,
Knowles, Randy,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Exeter
Sculpture
Bollard Wall, (sculpture).
Artist:
Charter, Anne, landscape architect.
Knowles, Randy, landscape architect.
Title:
Bollard Wall, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fence, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated July 3rd or 4th, 1988.
Medium:
Fir.
Dimensions:
Approx. 9 x 80 x 30 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract installation consisting of two rows of 4" x 4" fir posts, or bollards, set upright in the ground in a park. The bollards are set about one foot on center, creating a fence-like appearance. There are 57 bollards in one fence, 45 in the other, varying in height from 4 ft. at each end of each fence to about 9 ft. in the middle. The upper ends of the bollards combine to form sweeping curves against the sky. Each fence is arranged in a serpentine pattern. The untreated bollards have weathered to a natural gray color. The ground in which they are set is slightly mounded and is planted.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Exeter
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Town of Exeter, 10 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire 03833
Located Robert H. Stewart Waterfront Park, Between Water Street & Squamscot River, Exeter, New Hampshire
Remarks:
Originally known as Waterfront Park, the park was dedicated as Robert H. Stewart Waterfront Park in 1990. IAS files contain copy of original design competition drawing submission and copy of architect's site plan for Waterfront Park. IAS files contain copy of related article from Exeter News Letter, Oct. 23, 1990.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994.
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 NH000317
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NH000317
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