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Frasca, Michael,
Nostrand Seyferth Construction Design,
Spring Street Pottery,
Object -- Written Matter
Homage -- Weinberg, Amelia Valerio
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Sculpture
The Amelia Valerio Weinberg Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Frasca, Michael, 1949- , sculptor.
Nostrand Seyferth Construction Design, contractor.
Spring Street Pottery, fabricator.
Title:
The Amelia Valerio Weinberg Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990. Dedicated Nov. 14, 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpted and flat ceramic tiles on a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 x 13 x 14 ft.; Base: approx. 30 in.
Inscription:
Spring Street (Proper left on a ceramic tile comprising book pages:) THIS FOUNTAIN/IS DEDICATED TO THE/MEMORY OF/AMELIA VALERIO WEINBERG/1990 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Stacked books around a central cascading waterfall. The sculpture is triangular in its outline and is constructed of green and brown glazed ceramic tiles, both flat and sculpted, over a concrete block foundation. The central cascade has a botanical motif and is surrounded by 20 large scale books that appear to be leather bound volumes with gold leafing. On the proper left is a memorial plaque to Amelia Valerio Weinberg.
Subject:
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Homage -- Weinberg, Amelia Valerio
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati
Sculpture
Owner:
Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, Entrance plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
Remarks:
IAS files contain copies of The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH), Oct. 10, 1990, and a Library press release, dated Nov. 7, 1990. The design and installation of the fountain was made possibly by a bequest of Amelia Valerio Weinberg, established as a trust fund by the Library Board of Trustees in 1982. The fountain was designed by Michael Frasca of Spring Spring Studio. The foundation was constructed by Nostrand Seyferth Construction Design.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1993.
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH), Oct. 10, 1990.
Guide Post (Cincinnati, OH), Dec. 1990, vol. 65, no. 10.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH), Oct. 10, 1990.
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 OH000011
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000011
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