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Shrum, L. Vance,
Ocala Chrome Plating,
Silcox Concrete Company,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Jacksonville
Sculpture
Compression III, (sculpture).
Artist:
Shrum, L. Vance, 1949- , sculptor.
Ocala Chrome Plating, fabricator.
Silcox Concrete Company, fabricator.
Title:
Compression III, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned Feb. 1982. Dedicated Jan. 18, 1984.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Chrome-plated steel, ceramic, unglazed Italian quarry tile, concrete, and live plantings.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft.; Plaza: approx. W. 16 ft. x L. 16 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture consisting of two chromed steel uprights bolted together to compress a block of fired clay. Set on a square plaza of concrete surfaced with tile and bordered by live plantings.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Jacksonville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Jacksonville, Community Services Department, 421 West Church Street, Jacksonville, Florida
Located Lane/Wiley Senior Citizens Center, 6710 Wiley Road, Jacksonville, Florida 32210
Remarks:
IAS files include artist's proposal and related HUD documentation and correspondence, including copy of purchase order.
Commissioned in 1982 for $5,000 as part of a project to provide outdoor sculpture for selected community centers in Jacksonville. Funds were provided by the Community Development Block Grant Program administered by the City of Jacksonville, Department of Housing and Urban Development. Neighborhood selection committees awarded each of the final commissions. Sculptor's design included plaza and plantings. Silcox Concrete laid concrete for the plaza. Ocala Chrome Plating applied chrome finish to sculpture's two steel components.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida, Jacksonville survey, 1992.
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 FL000052
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
FL000052
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