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North Star, (sculpture). Artist:  Pond, Kate, 1938- , sculptor. Title:  North Star, (sculpture). Other Titles:  MMU Sculpture, (sculpture). Mt. Mansfield Union High School Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Oct.-Nov. 1990. Dedicated Dec. 22, 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete, stone, steel and Cor-Ten steel on a concrete base. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 88 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  "A central pyramid made of angle iron with a stone top. The pyramid is oriented on N-S, E-W pathways. These paths are connected with a circular path around the pyramid that is 25 ft. in radius. On the eastern side just outside the radius, there is a boulder that marks the sunrise of the spring and fall equinox. On the western side of the circular path are two bolders marking the winter and summer solstice sunsets. The path of the sun's movement from month to month will be marked by a beam of light projected through a large metal plate in the upper section of the pyramid." Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Sundial Outdoor Sculpture -- Vermont -- Jericho Sculpture Owner:  Mt. Mansfield Union High School, Browns Trace, Jericho, Vermont 05465 Remarks:  The project was sponsored by the Vermont Council on the Arts. The project involved Kate Pond (as artist-in-residence), nine teachers, and 160 students. IAS files contain artist's notes for the piece, an article from the Burlington Free Press (Burlington, VT), Oct. 12, 1990, the Mountain Villager, Oct. 26, 1990, shots from the 1990 installation, and notes from Mt. Mansfield Union High School. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Vermont survey, 1992. 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 VT000232   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VT000232 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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