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O'Neill, Ralph C.,
Carlile, Howard,
Abstract
Figure group -- Family
Sculpture
The New Family, (sculpture).
Artist:
O'Neill, Ralph C., 1930- , sculptor.
Carlile, Howard, assistant
Title:
The New Family, (sculpture).
Dates:
Aug. 1982. Installed Jan. 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Carrara white marble; Base: Sierra black granite.
Dimensions:
52 x 28 x 28 in. Base: 4 x 48 x 48 in.
Inscription:
(Lower front: copyright symbol) (Bronze plaque on top of granite base:) "THE NEW FAMILY"/RALPH O'NEILL/FUNDED BY/BANK OF AMERICAN/CROCKER NATIONAL BANK/FIREMANS FUND/FIRST INTERSTATE BANK/GENERAL TELEPHONE/HAHN CORPORATION/INTER-ARTS OF MARIN/NOVATO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/NOVATO CIVIC ARTS COMMISSION/NOVATO MUSIC ASSOCIATION/ROBERT BOURKE/JANEANN DOAR/JOANIE HELDRETH/RICHARD LORRAINE/WILLIAM AND GAIL MEYERS/ANNA SECRIST/SUSAN STOMPE/-1982- unsigned
Description:
An abstracted, organic, natural form with an asymmetrical hole in the center. The smooth, polished surface reveals grey veins in the white marble.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group -- Family
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Novato, Maintenance Division, Novato, California
Located Novato Police Station, 909 Machin Street at Delong Avenue, Entrance patio, Navato, California 94947
Remarks:
Howard Carlile was an apprentice helping the artist on this sculpture. The sculpture cost $11,000. Three quarters of the funding was provided by a grant from the San Francisco Foundation and the remaining fourth quarter was funded by contributions from local businesses, individuals, and organizations. The sculpture was originally to be installed at the Novato Civic Center in 1982, but the installation site was later changed. IAS files contain a related newspaper article from the Navato Advance, Aug. 25, 1982, pg. B-1.
References:
Public Art Works, San Rafael, CA, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Novato Advance, Jan. 19, 1983, pg. B-1.
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 66150003
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