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Rosa, Ferdinand,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Gainesville
Sculpture
Circinus X-1, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rosa, Ferdinand, sculptor.
Title:
Circinus X-1, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Circinus X-One, (sculpture).
Dates:
1988. Dedicated Jan. 26, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: concrete, painted styrofoam, dowels and fiberglass netting; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 18 ft.; Base: approx. W. 15 ft.
Inscription:
(On concrete slab:) ROSA 88 signed
Description:
Abstract sculpture with three blocks of styrofoam, painted white, sculpted with a chain saw, and assembled with dowels, fiberglass netting and concrete.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Gainesville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Brenau University, 1 Centennial Circle, Gainesville, Georgia 30501
Located Brenau University, Boulevard Street, on the front lawn, Gainesville, Georgia
Remarks:
Sculpture is named for a black hole, an invisible region in space with great gravitational pull caused by the collapse of a large star. Commissioned by the Brenau board of trustees. Funded by donations. Cost of sculpture was $25,000. IAS files contain related article from The Times (Gainesville, GA), April 26, 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Times (Gainesville, GA), April 26, 1989.
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 GA000191
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Inventory of American Sculpture
GA000191
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