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Miller, Robert,
Abstract
History -- United States
Occupation -- Farm
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Pleasanton
Fountain
Sculpture
A Place of Peace, (sculpture).
Artist:
Miller, Robert, sculptor.
Title:
A Place of Peace, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Sept. 6, 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel, telephone poles and navy buoys.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. H. 17 1/2 ft.; Base: Diam. approx. 5 ft.
Description:
An abstract sculpture consisting of telephone poles and steel posts of varying heights, and bird baths made of halved navy buoys. The sculpture includes round planters, and children's artwork depicting migrant workers, suspended inside the rectangular steel posts.
Subject:
Abstract
History -- United States -- California
Occupation -- Farm
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Pleasanton
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Pleasanton, Parks & Community Services Department, Community Services Division, 200 Old Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, California 94566
Located Pleasanton Cultural Arts Center, Pleasanton, California
Remarks:
Created by the Ark Bicentennial Art Project and funded by an ACTEB grant and donations. Designed and created by the children of the Ark Children's Service under the supervision and assistance of Robert Miller. A gift to the city. Intended to depict the contribution of the migrant farm workers to the settlement and development of Amador Valley. IAS files contain related materials with information on the planning and creation of the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
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 CA000919
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA000919
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