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Gohl, Michael,
Leslie, Ken,
Lapre-Grabon, Marie,
Mahurin-Volk, Katherine,
Gaillard, Ruth,
Worcester, James,
Paltz, Cacky,
Fern, Claire,
Bessett, Harry,
Abstract
Figure -- Head
Architecture -- Detail
Mosaic
Sundial
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Hardwick
Sculpture
Hardwick Art Park Entrance Wall and Sundial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gohl, Michael, architect.
Leslie, Ken, sculptor.
Lapre-Grabon, Marie, sculptor.
Mahurin-Volk, Katherine, sculptor.
Gaillard, Ruth, sculptor.
Worcester, James, sculptor.
Paltz, Cacky, sculptor.
Fern, Claire, sculptor.
Bessett, Harry, sculptor.
Title:
Hardwick Art Park Entrance Wall and Sundial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990-1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Mixed media, including china, cast-glass, concrete, and plastic.
Dimensions:
Wall: approx. 30 in. x 32 ft. x 8 in.; Sundial: approx. H. 2 in. x Diam. 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On sundial, in mosaic:) Hardwick Art Park 1990 unsigned
Description:
Concrete wall which parallels sidewalk around Hardwick Art Park. The exterior of the wall is decorated with colored mosaics done by Hardwick artists, and includes cast-glass heads of ten Hardwick residents. An opening in the wall leads towards the center of the park, which includes a sundial mosaic inset into the ground.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure -- Head
Architecture -- Detail -- Wall
Object Type:
Mosaic
Sundial
Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Hardwick
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Hardwick Area Chamber of Commerce, P. O. Box 111, Hardwick, Vermont 05843
Located Main Street, site of the old Idle Hour Theater Building lot, Hardwick, Vermont
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded from a $3,500 matching grant from the Vermont Council on the Arts. The curved wall was designed by Hardwick architect Michael Gohl. Local artists - Ken Leslie, Marie Lapre-Grabon, Kathy Mahurin-Volk, Ruth Gaillard, Jim Worcester, Cacky Peltz, and Claire Fern - did the mosaics. Glassblower Harry Bessett cast the ten heads. IAS files contain a copy of the grant application and related 1991 newsclippings from the Hardwick Gazettte.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont 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 VT000259
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