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Rankin, Donald,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Augusta
Earthwork
Site-specific
Bench
Sculpture
(Pond), (sculpture).
Artist:
Rankin, Donald, 1931- , sculptor.
Title:
(Pond), (sculpture).
Dates:
1985-1988. Dedicated July 5, 1991.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Earth, plants, trees, shale, limestone, herbs, shrubs, Hawthorne trees, lily pads, water irises, and other vegetation.
Dimensions:
Approx. W. 90 ft. x D. 110 ft. (15 tons).
Description:
An environmental sculpture consisting of a pond planted with vegetation, including lily pads and water irises, and surrounded by herbs, shrubs, plants and trees. Shale and limestone form a ledge on one end of the pond that may be used for resting.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maine -- Augusta
Earthwork
Site-specific
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Maine at Augusta, Department of Art, 46 University Drive, Augusta, Maine 04330
Located University of Maine at Augusta, West of Art Building, behind Jewett Hall, Augusta, Maine
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
Site for the pond had originally been dug as a water pit to put out fires when the campus was the site of several chicken barns. From the Blue Rock quarry in Sidney, artist picked eleven pieces of shale and limestone totalling fifteen tons. IAS files contain a related article from the Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Weekend, June 22-23, 1991, pg. D-9.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maine survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Weekend, June 22-23, 1991, pg. D-9.
Related Works:
Companion to: ME000128.
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 ME000184
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
ME000184
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