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(Houston Street Bridge Lights), (sculpture). Artist:  Flato, Malou, sculptor. Patterson, Drew, fabricator. Voss, Kurt, fabricator. Lake/Flato Architects, architectural firm. Title:  (Houston Street Bridge Lights), (sculpture). Dates:  Nov. 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Lampposts: bronze, glass, concrete, ceramic tile. Dimensions:  4 lampposts. Each lamppost: approx. H. 17 ft. x Diam. 1 ft. 4 in.; Each base: approx. H. 1 ft. 6 in. x W. 3 ft. Inscription:  (On each tile mural:) Malou Flato (Below mural on all four sides:) Concepcion (On mural map:) LOCATED 3 MILES DOWN RIVER (Below mural on all four sides:) Espada (On mural map:) LOCATED 10 MILES DOWN RIVER (Below mural on all four sides:) San Jose (On mural map:) LOCATED 6 MILES DOWN RIVER (Below mural on all four sides:) San Juan (On mural map:) LOCATED 9 MILES DOWN RIVER signed Description:  Four columnade lampposts, each representing a different mission in the San Antonio area: Concepcion, Espada, San Juan and San Jose. Each lamppost is topped with a glass cast lamp resting on a bronze base. Each lamp is shaped like the bell tower of a different mission. The rounded columns of the posts are covered with a brightly colored abstract ceramic tile mural. Below the rounded column is a square concrete die. Each face of the die has a ceramic tile mural depicting a specific mission, showing detailed and panoramic views of the building and surrounding countryside. The fourth side of each die is a mural of a map of the San Antonio river with an indication of where the mission is located along the river. Two lampposts are located at each end of a bridge. Subject:  Architecture -- Religious -- Mission Object -- Written Matter -- Map Landscape -- Texas -- San Antonio Landscape -- River -- San Antonio River Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- San Antonio Light fixture Mural Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of San Antonio, San Antonio River Authority, 100 East Guenther, San Antonio, Texas 78204 Located Houston Street Bridge, Houston Street, San Antonio, Texas Remarks:  The lampposts were part of the Downtown Triparty Improvements Project. The bronze lantern bases were fabricated by Voss. The glass lanterns were cast by Patterson. Cost of the lampposts was $40,000. IAS files contain copy of related artist's diagram and article from San Antonio Light, Oct. 26, 1990. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, San Antonio survey, 1993. 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 TX000982   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000982 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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