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Watsonville Area Earthquake Monument, (sculpture). Artist:  Tatarsky, Justine, sculptor. Title:  Watsonville Area Earthquake Monument, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Dedicated Oct. 17, 1991. Medium:  Sculpture: brick, concrete, glazed tile; Base: concrete, glazed tile. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 20 ft. 10 1/2 in. x 17 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Sculpture depicts the destruction and rebuilding of the community of Watsonville following an earthquake. Sculpture consists of a ruined building of brick and concrete; the centers of the walls are broken away and bricks are piled below on the ground. The windows on all four walls are intact and are filled in with concrete and glazed tile. The tiles depict scenes of everyday domestic life in town. Surrounding the sculpture is a square, walled concrete base with glazed tile around the perimeter on all four sides. The tiled walls depict various scenes: the destruction caused by the earthquake; citizens living in temporary shelters; citizens rebuilding the town; and a street scene with rebuilt houses and buildings. Subject:  Disaster -- Earthquake Figure group Architecture -- Detail -- Wall Architecture -- Detail -- Window Architecture -- Ruins Occupation -- Industry -- Construction Cityscape -- Street Occupation -- Domestic -- Gardening Occupation -- Craft -- Painter Figure group -- Family Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Watsonville Sculpture Owner:  City of Watsonville, City Hall, 250 Main Street, Watsonville, California 95076 Remarks:  A nearby plaque lists major contributors to the monument. The monument commemorates the earthquake of October 17, 1989. The monument was a project of Agri-Culture and Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001143   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001143 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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