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Webber, Helen,
Pardinas, Alfonso,
Abstract -- Geometric
Architecture -- Detail
Literature -- Whitman
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Oakland
Mosaic
Sculpture
(Lafayette BART Station Mosaic Columns), (sculpture).
Artist:
Webber, Helen, designer.
Pardinas, Alfonso, assistant.
Title:
(Lafayette BART Station Mosaic Columns), (sculpture).
Dates:
1970s.
Medium:
Glass mosaic tiles set into concrete columns.
Dimensions:
3 columns. Approx. Diam. 7 ft. 3 in.
Inscription:
(On lower part of column on left of station entrance:) Helen Webber (On column to right of station entrance:) I/BELIEVE/THAT A/LEAF/OF/GRASS/IS NO LESS/THAN THE/JOURNEY-/WORK/OF THE/STARS signed
Description:
Three mosaic columns are installed under the portico of the bus station about 20 feet apart from each other. The first column, located to the left of the station entrance has a dancing sprite-like figure on one side and a tree on the other. The second column, located to the right of the entrance, contains a quote from Walt Whitman amid curved geometric designs. The third column, on the far right, contains abstract geometric designs and stands in a patch of ivy.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Architecture -- Detail -- Column
Literature -- Whitman
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Oakland
Mosaic
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority, Marketing Services, 800 Madison Avenue, Oakland, California 94612
Located Lafayette BART Station, Oakland, California
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
The sculpture was designed by Helen Webber and the tiles were set by Alfonso Pardinas.
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 CA001850
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001850
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