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Water Henge: H20 = Life, (sculpture). Artist:  Emerson, Kim, sculptor. Title:  Water Henge: H20 = Life, (sculpture). Dates:  2009. Medium:  Polystyrene coated with cement and ceramic tile mosaics, sheet steel. Dimensions:  5 parts. Largest part: approx. H. 13 ft. Description:  Five mosaic tiled sculptures installed in a circular arrangement, the largest topped a flat steel "sun" that casts its shadow on the small center sculpture during the spring and fall equinox. The largest sculpture represents the ocean and prehistoric life forms; the second largest sculpture represents the peiord after the eastern mountain range pushed upward and the area became marshlands; the third largest sculpture represents a time when the mountains pushed upward drying the landscape and creating a flat field; the fourth largest sculpture represents the rain-shadow desert and its plant life; and the smallest sculpture in the center bears teh four cardinal directions. Subject:  Allegory -- Element -- Water Allegory -- Element -- Earth Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun Animal Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Cerritos Owner:  Administered by County of Los Angeles, Public Library Department, Los Angeles, California Located Cerritos Regional County Park, Corner of Bloomfield Avenue & 195th Street, Cerritos, California 90701 References:  Los Angeles County Arts Commission, Civic Art Program, 2015. 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 68750003   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 68750003 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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