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Russin, Robert I.,
McGowan, Paul,
Gray, Charles,
Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company,
Abstract
Figure group
Figure -- Full length
Architecture -- Machine
Occupation -- Industry
Allegory -- Element
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Casper
Sculpture
The Fountainhead, (sculpture).
Artist:
Russin, Robert I., 1914- , sculptor.
McGowan, Paul, assistant.
Gray, Charles, assistant.
Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Company, fabricator.
Title:
The Fountainhead, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1980. Dedicated Nov. 7, 1980.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: painted wrought steel; Basin: concrete with mortared sandstone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 30 x 30 x 14 ft.; Basin: approx. 2 x 75 x 42 ft.
Inscription:
(Bottom horizontal steel bar:) RUSSIN (copyright symbol) 1980 (Plaque on basin, raised:) THE FOUNTAINHEAD/a tribute to/The Energy Industries/by/Robert I. Russin/Sculptor/1980/A GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY/MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS/OF THE FOLLOWING PRIVATE CITIZENS AND FIRMS/(list of 28 contributors in two columns) signed
Description:
Abstract of three oil workers standing around a gusher on an oil derrick. The figures are orange with arms raised and legs spread. Each stands on one of many horizontal platforms supported by vertical blue pipes and surrounding a tall central pipe.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group
Figure -- Full length
Architecture -- Machine -- Oil Rig
Occupation -- Industry -- Oil
Allegory -- Element -- Energy
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wyoming -- Casper
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Casper, Maintenance, 200 North David, Casper, Wyoming 82601
Located Casper City Hall, 200 North David, Southeast corner, Casper, Wyoming
Remarks:
The fountain is a tribute to the energy industries, and its $250,000 cost was funded by public contributions from private citizens and firms. IAS files contain a newsphoto of the sculpture from the Rocky Mountain News, Nov. 2, 1980, Now Section. IAS files also contain other related, unidentified articles.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wyoming survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO), Nov. 2, 1980, Now Section.
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 WY000069
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Inventory of American Sculpture
WY000069
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