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Berry, Roger,
Abstract
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Raphael
Sculpture
Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berry, Roger, 1950- , sculptor.
Title:
Fountain, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Drinking Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987. Dedicated May 9, 1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. x Diam. 2 ft. 1 in.
Inscription:
signed
Description:
A tower constructed of twenty-eight, three-inch-round steel poles installed in a tight circle supports a four foot round collection plate at the top. A drinking fountain is extends from one side near the base of the tower. When the drinking fountain is used, water flows up into the collection plate at the top of the tower and after several drinks, the plate fills up and tips over causing the water to cascade down the center of the tower hitting six successive steel plates until it reaches the ground.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Raphael
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Dixie School District, 380 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, California 94903
Located Vallecito Elementary School, 50 Nova Albion Way, Playground, San Raphael, California 94903
Remarks:
This sculpture is one of three by Berry installed on the Vallecito Elementary School playground. Businesses, individuals, and public and private agencies raised $115,000 to build the three sculptures. Among those who donated funds were: San Raphael City Council, $15,000; the Buck Trust, $32,000; Dixie School District, $14,000; the county Parks and Recreation Department,$2,500; Chevron, $2,000; the Gannett Foundation, $1,000; and Public Art Works (formerly known as InterArts of Marin), $35,000. IAS files contain related articles from the San Raphael News, April 22, 1987 and the Independent Journal, May 11, 1987.
References:
Public Art Works, San Rafael, CA, 1991.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Independent Journal, May 11, 1987.
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 66150011
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