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Rain, Snow and Sun Catcher, (sculpture). Artist:  Polston, John, sculptor. Title:  Rain, Snow and Sun Catcher, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Installed Oct. 1, 1988. Dedicated Jan. 13, 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: welded stainless steel; Foundation: metal pads and granite paving stones. Dimensions:  Approx. 15 x 10 x 10 ft. (2,500 lbs.). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract constructed of 30 four- and eight-foot lengths of tubing. Subject:  Allegory -- Season Landscape -- Weather -- Rain Landscape -- Weather -- Snow Landscape -- Weather -- Sun Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Dayton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Sinclair Community College, Art Department, 444 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402 Located Sinclair Community College, 444 West Third Street, In front of Blair Hall, Dayton, Ohio 45402 Remarks:  The sculptor, a retired professor of fine arts at Sinclair Community College, named the piece after watching it through a progression of the seasons. The College's first piece of outdoor sculpture, it was welded by the sculptor at the Hobart School of Welding Technology in Troy, Ohio. On plaque near base: Rain, Snow, and Sun Catcher/1988/Designed by/Professor, John Polston, retired/A dedication/to people and seasons/as they both come and go. IAS files contain a press release from Sinclair Community College, Dec. 28, 1988; as well as derivative articles from Troy Daily News (Troy, OH), Jan. 6, 1989, and Downtowner, Jan. 11, 1989. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio 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 OH000216   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000216 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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