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Sires, Jonathan Paul,
Stewart, Ronald,
Abstract
Allegory -- Time
Allegory -- Other
Allegory -- Element
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Raleigh
Bench
Sculpture
Leaf, Spiral, Wave, (sculpture).
Artist:
Sires, Jonathan Paul, 1955- , sculptor.
Stewart, Ronald, architect.
Title:
Leaf, Spiral, Wave, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned June 10, 1988. 1992. Installed Dec. 1992.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: granite; Base: granite and concrete.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 16 in. x W. 35 in. x L. 155 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A bench carved with naturalistic and abstract images. The three primary motifs are a leaf, spiral, and wave or water element. The bench rests on three sets of granite pavers which are sand set onto a concrete slab base.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Time
Allegory -- Other -- Nature
Allegory -- Element -- Water
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Raleigh
Bench
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of North Carolina, Department of Cultural Resources, North Carolina Arts Council, 221 East Lane Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
Located North Carolina Museum of History, 109 E. Jones Street, Plaza, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the North Carolina Arts Council for $10,000 as part of the Art-in-State Buildings Program. The architect for the project was Ronald Stewart. The label affixed to an adjacent support pier reads: J. PAUL SIRES/American, b. 1955/1993 Leaf, Spiral, Wave/Carved granite/Artworks for State Buildings Collection.
IAS files contain: a copy of the June 1988 commission contract; North Carolina Art Works for State Buildings Program Artwork Specification Form: Artist Contract, Schedule A, Jan. 11, 1993, including artist's statement; announcements and correspondence from the North Carolina Arts Council pertaining to the selection and commissioning of the sculpture, including preliminary drawings and diagrams; and a newspaper article from the Spectator June 9, 1994, pg. 8.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Spectator, June 9, 1994, pg. 8.
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 NC000425
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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