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    		• Ventura, Joe,
     
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    		• Whitman, Sandra,
     
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    		• Animal -- Cougar
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Catalina
     
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    Coronado Cougar, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ventura, Joe, sculptor.
    Whitman, Sandra, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Coronado Cougar, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1977. Dedicated 1978.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete and brick.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 31 in. x W. 20 in. x L. 70 in.; Base: approx. H. 54 x W. 48 x L. 90 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Near rear proper left foot:) JV '77 (Plaque on front of base:) Pima County/Parks and Recreation Department/Civic Arts Project/title: CORONADO COUGAR/composition: STEEL/site of creation: CORONADO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/designers/fabricators:/CORONADO STUDENTS ATTENDING THE 1975 PIMA COUNTY PARKS AND/RECREATION DEPARTMENT SUMMER PROGRAM DESIGNED THE ORIGINAL/COUGAR AND MADE IT FROM PAPIER MACHE. DURING THE 1977/SCHOOL YEAR, STUDENTS REACHED AGREEMENT WITH THE SCULPTOR/ON HOW THE PERMANENT VERSION WOULD LOOK. THEY ALSO MONI-/TORED PROGRESS ON THE SCULPTURE AS IT DEVELOPED. FOURTH/AND SIXTH GRADERS ASSISTED BY SELECTING THE ROCKS OF WHICH/THE PEDESTAL IS MADE./supervising artist: SANDRA WHITMAN/metal sculptor: JOE VENTURA/project patrons/CETA (COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT TRAINING ACT) - LABOR/CORONADO STUDENT ACTIVITIES FUND AND THE PTO - SUPPLIES/1978 signed
    Description: 
    A cougar stands with its head and tail lowered on an uneven plinth made of rock-like geometric forms. The welded sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base.
    Subject: 
    Animal -- Cougar
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona -- Catalina
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Amphitheater School District, Administration Offices, 701 West Wetmore, Tucson, Arizona 75705
    Located Coronado K-8 School, 3401 East Wilds Road, West side, Catalina, Arizona
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was created and funded through the CETA (Comprehensive Employment Training Act) program, the Coronado Student Activities Fund, and the PTO. Coronado students in 1975 and 1977 classes assisted in the design of the piece. In 1983-1984, the sculpture was moved from the south side of the elementary school to the west side of the middle school. A new base was constructed at that time.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1992.
    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 AZ000491
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