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Tsutakawa, George,
Rockwood,
Object -- Flower
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Fountain
Sculpture
Group Health Tsutakawa Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tsutakawa, George, 1910-1997, sculptor.
Rockwood, founder.
Title:
Group Health Tsutakawa Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1969.
Medium:
Fountain: bronze; Basin: cement and river rocks.
Dimensions:
Fountain: approx. H. 72 in. x W. 28 in. x Diam. 28 in.; Basin: W. 18 in. x Diam. 18 in.
Inscription:
WOG/Rockwood 400 LPG 2"-105-R (Near foot of sculpture:) GT'69 (In center of lotus blossom, near top of fountain:) Thailand/1 1/2/(inverted A)S signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An abstract lotus flower fountain with a central, eight-armed incomplete sphere placed in the middle of a larger, three-armed incomplete sphere. The flower section of the fountain is placed on a cylindrical, pedestal-like section. The sculpture has a dark patina and is mounted on a circular basin covered with gray river rocks.
Subject:
Object -- Flower -- Lotus
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Seattle
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Group Health, 201 16th Avenue, Courtyard, Seattle, Washington 98101
Remarks:
The fountain was created to express the concept of physical, mental and spiritual health. IAS files contain related article from View 11 (July-Aug. 1969), pg. 2.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1995.
Illustration:
View 11 (July-Aug. 1969): cover.
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 WA000278
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WA000278
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