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(Gila Monsters on Bridge), (sculpture). Artist:  Vint, Robert, architect. Wilhelm, Mike, fabricator. Wilhelm, Dan, fabricator. Gumbard, Fred, fabricator. Dyson, Rick, contractor. Palomares, Rosario, fabricator. Wilhelm Bros., fabricator. Mexican Tile Company, contractor. Title:  (Gila Monsters on Bridge), (sculpture). Dates:  Designed April 1990. Feb. 1993-March 1993. Medium:  Sculptures: ceramic tile and gunite.; Piers: volcanic stone. Dimensions:  6 parts. Each sculpture: approx. 2 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. x 52 ft. 6 in. Each pier: approx. H. 12 ft. Inscription:  (On lizard-shaped signature tile, inserted in mosaic tiles on the tail, north side of western lizard:) MEXICAN TILE CO/93/BOB VINT-ARCHITECT/MIKE WILHELM/DAN WILHELM/FRED GUMBARD signed Description:  Two larger-than-life size Gila monster lizard sculptures are installed on the median of the Irvington Road Bridge. The lizards appear to rise out of surface of the bridge median, one facing east and one facing west, their tails touching at the exact center point of the bridge. The lizards are composed of sprayed concrete (gunite) encrusted with a mosaic of broken ceramic tiles. The tiles are embedded in patterns of light and dark bands and spots, resembling the markings of a Gila monster lizard. In addition to the lizards, the bridge is adorned with four volcanic stone piers installed one at each corner of the bridge. The top of each pier is planted with an agave cactus. Subject:  Animal -- Reptile -- Lizard Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Tucson Mosaic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Tucson, Department of Transportation Engineering, 201 North Stone Avenue, 6th Floor, Tucson, Arizona 85701 Located Irvington Road Bridge, West branch of the Santa Cruz River, near Mission Road South, Tucson, Arizona Remarks:  Architect Robert Vint worked with a team consisting of tile setters Fred Gumbard, Mike Wilhelm, and Dan Wilhelm of Wilhelm Tile, and sprayed concrete (gunite) contractor Rick Dyson. Tile was provided by the Mexican Tile Company. Rosario Palomares was stone mason who constructed the four piers. Robert Vint designed the bridge sculpture in April 1990 and completed the working drawings on December 31, 1991. IAS files contain architectural drawings that give an overview of the entire installation. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona, Tucson survey, 1993. 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 AZ000572   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture AZ000572 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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