Sandcastles, (sculpture).

Sandcastles, (sculpture).

Guerin, Martha McAshan, sculptor.

Kasson's Castings, founder.

Sandcastles, (sculpture).

1989. Copyrighted 1989. Dedicated Feb. 14, 1991.

Sculpture: bronze; Basin: concrete and brick.

Children: 3/4 lifesize; Basin: approx. H. 4 ft. x Diam. 17 ft.

(On plinth, top rear:) Martha McAshan Guerin (copyright symbol) '89 (On plinth, rear:) Kassons Castings signed Founder's mark appears.

A sculpture of three children building sandcastles, installed in a round fountain basin. All the figures wear bathing suits. The central figure is a girl with a ponytail. She is kneeling and building a sandcastle. To her proper right is a younger girl with short hair. She sits cross-legged and is holding a shell. A little boy sits with his legs outstretched, his back to the two girls. He is looking down at the sandcastle he is building. There are tennis shoes and a beach bag behind the figures. Half of the round plinth is inverted to suggest that the figures are seated at the edge of the shore.

Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Swimming

Landscape -- Beach

Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin

Administered by City of Austin, Parks & Recreation Department, Art in Public Places Program, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Suite 203, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas 78704

Located Brackenridge Children's Hospital, 703 East 15th Street, Courtyard, Austin, Texas

A nearby plaque reads: "'Sandcastles'/February 14, 1991/'Sandcastles' was a gift to Children's Hospital from/Austin sculptor Martha Guerin. The Brackenridge/Foundation gratefully acknowledges the generosity/of the following for making this unique fountain/a special part of Children's Hospital./John and Martha Guerin, The Lola B. Wright Foundation,/The McAshan Education and Charitable Trust, The Austin/Community Foundation, The Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation,/Graeber, Simmons & Cowen AIA Architects, Inc./White Construction Company/The Assistance League of Austin."

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin survey, 1994.

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