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Overhoff, Jacques,
Greenwood, Peter,
McRee/Bylund Architectural Team,
T. Y. Lin International Structural Engineers,
Leffingwell Landscape Consultants,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Richmond
Sculpture
Torque, (sculpture).
Artist:
Overhoff, Jacques, 1933- , sculptor.
Greenwood, Peter, engineer.
McRee/Bylund Architectural Team, architectural firm.
T. Y. Lin International Structural Engineers, engineering firm.
Leffingwell Landscape Consultants, landscape architect.
Title:
Torque, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1979. 1979-1981. Dedicated Aug. 5, 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: reinforced pre-cast lightweight concrete, steel cable and tiles; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 40 x 40 x 60 ft. (200 tons).
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Richmond
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Richmond, Public Works Engineering, Building Services, Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, California 94804
Located Auto Plaza Hilltop Mall, Richmond, California
Remarks:
The sculpture is reported to be the largest concrete sculpture in the West and the work has received an award from the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute in Chicago. The sculpture, commissioned by the City of Richmond Art Commission and mall developer Chevron Land and Development Company, was funded by taxes levied on automobile dealers in the special assessment district in which the sculpture is located. Information on the sculpture is available at Chevron Land & Development Co., 3260 Blume Drive, Richmond, California, 94806 (assessment district file E).
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
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 CA000480
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