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Star and Sea, (sculpture). Artist:  Holtz, Allyson, sculptor. Thames Valley Steel Corporation, fabricator. Title:  Star and Sea, (sculpture). Dates:  1981. Dedicated July 10, 1981. Medium:  Steel plates on a concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 21 ft. x 25 ft. x 21 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 26 in. x 31 ft. x 19 ft. (15 tons). Inscription:  (Sculpture base:) Holtz 81 (Plaque on sculpture:) Built And Donated/By Thames Valley Steel Corp/New London, Connecticut/For The/City of New London/July 10, 1981. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Two triangles with shapes cut out of them placed upright and perpendicular to one another. One is tall and thin and the other is long and wide. The lower triangle has an additional smaller triangle attached horizontally at its top. The whole piece sits on a horizontal triangular base. Subject:  Waterscape -- Sea Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Technology Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New London Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New London, Public Works Department, 111 Union Street, New London, Connecticut 06320 Located Water Street, New London, Connecticut 06320 Remarks:  IAS files contain copies of The Day (New London, CT), June 19, 1981, and The Day (New London, CT), July 9, 1981, discussing the piece and its installation. Thames Valley Steel provided the materials and construction costs. Quoted in the newspaper, The artist "wanted to depict an element of brutality, inherent in technology, and bring something of the sea into it." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1993. The Day (New London, CT), June 19, 1981. The Day (New London, CT), July 9 1981, pg. 41. Illustration:  Image on file. The Day (New London, CT), July 9, 1981. 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 CT000073   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CT000073 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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