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Ullberg, Kent,
Wickam, Ro,
Shearer, Ray,
Art Castings of Colorado,
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Corpus Christi
Sculpture
The Leaping Marlin, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ullberg, Kent, 1945- , sculptor.
Wickam, Ro, architect.
Shearer, Ray, engineer.
Art Castings of Colorado, founder.
Title:
The Leaping Marlin, (sculpture).
Dates:
1989. Dedicated Oct. 29, 1989.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: aggregate concrete; Wall: cement.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 130 in.; Base: approx. 106 1/2 x 64 x 63 in.
Inscription:
Ullberg 89 (Bronze plaque on front of base, raised letters:) THE LEAPING MARLIN/KENT ULLBERG-SCULPTOR/RO WICKHAM-ARCHITECT/RAY SHEARER-ENGINEER/ORIGINAL CONCEPT BY L.A. NIKOLORIC/MATCHING GIFTS/THE PADRE ISLES PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION/LAKE PADRE LIMITED/DEDICATED OCTOBER 29, 1989 (Metal plaque on one side of base:) Leaping Marlin Memorials/Given in Loving Memory of:/(list of seventeen names) (Plaque on other side of base:) Major Donors to The Leaping Marlin/(two columns of forty-seven donors) (On wall, incised:) The Island signed
Description:
A blue marlin leaps out of the waves. The sculpture is mounted on a tapered rectangular base. It is placed in a planted setting against a colored concrete background wall in the shape of a wave, a circle and a half-circle. There is a spotlight in front of the sculpture.
Subject:
Animal -- Fish -- Marlin
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Corpus Christi
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Texas, Texas Highway Department, 1701 South Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78416
Located Padre Island, Entrance at Park Road 22, Corpus Christi, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded by matching gifts from the Padre Island Property Owners Association and Lake Padre Limited. Ro Wickamn designed the concrete background. IAS files contain list of donor names on the base.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas 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 TX000742
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000742
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