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    		• Sasaki, Toshio,
     
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    		• Goldstone & Hinz,
     
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    		• Weidlinger Associates,
     
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    		• Laquila,
     
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    		• Humphreys & Hardings,
     
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    		• Waterscape -- Sea
     
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    		• Animal -- Fish
     
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    		• Object -- Other
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Mural
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The First Symphony of the Sea, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Sasaki, Toshio, 1946-2006, sculptor.
    Goldstone & Hinz, architectural firm.
    Weidlinger Associates, engineering firm.
    Laquila, contractor.
    Humphreys & Hardings, contractor.
    Title: 
    The First Symphony of the Sea, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Modeled 1987. 1991-1992.
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    Medium: 
    Cast concrete wall with terrazzo and ceramic.
    Dimensions: 
    Wall relief: approx. 10 x 330 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque on right side of wall:) TOSHIO SASAKI/THE FIRST SYMPHONY OF THE SEA/NOVEMBER, 1991/CAST CONCRETE, TERRAZZO AND CERAMIC TILE/COLLECTION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK/COMMISSIONED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS/PERCENT FOR ART PROGRAM/SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS/AND THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES/P.F.A.91.1. unsigned
    Description: 
    The wall consists of 33 panels of cast concrete with shapes such as eggs, shells, and fins executed in terrazzo and ceramic attached to the wall. Beginning at the Aquarium entrance, familiar fish shapes become gradually more shadowy beneath the broadening wave patterns. They are followed by increasingly abstract geometric shapes, capsules, zygotes, inverted cones representing the vortex of the waves, and egg-like forms that recall more basic forms of life in transformation.
    Subject: 
    Waterscape -- Sea
    Animal -- Fish
    Object -- Other -- Shell
    Object Type: 
    Architectural component
    Mural
    Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Brooklyn
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by New York Zoological Society, Bronx, New York 10460
    Located New York Aquarium, Boardwalk & West 8th Street, Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was funded through the City's Percent for Art Program.
    References: 
    City of New York, Department of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art Program, 1997.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York 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 NY000104
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