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Mather, Jeff,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Vidalia
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mather, Jeff, sculptor.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dec. 1992. Dedicated Dec. 18, 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Wood, painted black, red, yellow and blue.
Dimensions:
5 pieces. Overall: approx. H. 7 ft. 8 1/2 in. x W. 30 1/2 in. x L. 64 ft. 20 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture consisting of five pieces installed in a row at sixteen foot intervals. Each of the five pieces is made of two vertical wooden slats (2 x 4 in. wide) installed in the ground a couple of feet apart. Seven horizontal slats (2 x 2 in. wide) are attached on each side of the horizontal pair. The horizontal slats are attached diagonally to form a zig-zag pattern between each vertical slat. The vertical slats are painted solid black and the horizontal slats are painted with geometric designs in primary colors.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Vidalia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Vidalia, Vidalia Board of Education, 208 College Street, Vidalia, Georgia 30474
Located J. D. Dickerson Primary School, 800 East North Street, Vidalia, Georgia
Remarks:
The sculpture was created by student at the J. D. Dickerson Primary School under the direction of artist in residence, Jeff Mather. Shop students at Vidalia Comprehensive High School cut the wooden slats for use by the elementary school children. IAS files contain related articles from the ORCA Matters Newsletter of the Ohoopee Regional Council for the Arts, (Oct.-Dec. 1993), pg. 2 and from The Advance Progress (Vidalia, GA), Dec. 23, 1992, pg. 2a, which discusses how the artist worked with the elementary school children to create the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
ORCA Matters, Newsletter of the Ohoopee Regional Council for the Arts, (Oct.-Dec. 1993), pg. 2.
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 GA000355
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000355
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