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Infinity, (sculpture). Artist:  Kriston, Al, sculptor. Nederveld, David, engineer. Title:  Infinity, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned mid-1970s. Cast 1977. Copyrighted 1977 (?). Dedicated Aug. 1977. Relocated ca. 1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cement over steel rebar; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 24 ft. (15 tons). Inscription:  (Plaque on sculpture, raised lettering:) INFINITY/BY/AL KRISTON (Plaque on sculpture, raised lettering:) LAKELAND/BICENTENNIAL/TIME CAPSULE/1976/DEDICATED TO/LOVE OF GOD/LOVE OF MAN/LOVE OF COUNTRY/AND THE PRINCIPLES/OF FREEDOM/TO BE OPENED IN/THE YEAR 2076 signed Description:  A three-dimensional representation of the infinity symbol. A time capsule is buried within the sculpture. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Time -- Eternity Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Lakeland Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lakeland, Parks and Recreation, 228 South Massachusetts Avenue, City Hall, Lakeland, Florida 33801 Located Lakeland Civic Center, Facing Lime Street, near Bicentennial Park, Lakeland, Florida Remarks:  Erected by the Polk County Bicentennial Commission at a cost of $3,000. Sculpture was the City of Lakeland's first public art sculpture. Engineer David Nederveld approved the architectural plans for the City. The sculpture was originally sited in another part of the Lakeland Civic Center complex, in front of Youkey Theater, but was moved to its current location around 1994 as part of a $18.3 million expansion and renovation project of the Center. A time capsule inside the sculpture is filled with items compiled in 1976 and it is to be opened July 4, 2076. IAS files contain the following newspaper articles from The Ledger (Florida): May 3, 1977, pg. 1A, 7A; May 9, 1977, pg. 3A; July 18, 1977, pg. 1B; Aug. 12, 1977; Feb. 8, 1994, pg. 1B. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. The Ledger (Florida), Aug. 12, 1977. 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 FL000762   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture FL000762 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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