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Hernandez, T. Paul,
Shefelman, Nix and Voelzel Architects,
Abstract
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Fountain
Sculpture
Snake Culvert, (sculpture).
Artist:
Hernandez, T. Paul, 1953- , sculptor.
Shefelman, Nix and Voelzel Architects, architectural firm.
Title:
Snake Culvert, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned July 1989. 1990.
Medium:
Sculpture: cement; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. x 5 ft. x 1 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 11 in. x 7 ft. 9.5 in. x 12 ft. 2 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract sculpture that function as a culvert for a dry retention pond. It is comprised of a vertical wavy monolith, resembling a falling wall of water. Running nearly 2/3 the length of the monolith, are two cut-out wavy negative shapes representing snakes. The monolith is anchored to a base that is a functioning drainage culvert.
Subject:
Abstract
Animal -- Reptile -- Snake
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Austin
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Austin, Parks & Recreation Department, Art in Public Places Program, 1110 Barton Springs Road, Suite 203, Dougherty Arts Center, Austin, Texas 78704
Located Central Access Television Facility, 1143 Northwestern Avenue, On bank of retention pond, Austin, Texas
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded by the City of Austin's Art in Public Places Program for $10,000. It was commissioned for the City of Austin's new Central Access Television Facility. IAS files contain related materials from City of Austin's Art in Public Places Program: a fact sheet; invitation to ground breaking ceremony, April 21, 1989; artist's statement; artist sketches; and architectural plans from Shefelman, Nix and Voelzel, Jan. 17, 1989.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Austin 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 TX000901
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Inventory of American Sculpture
TX000901
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