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Rosati, James,
Architectural Metal Products, Inc.,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Tripodal, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rosati, James, 1912-1988, sculptor.
Architectural Metal Products, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Tripodal, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Wichita Tripodal, (sculpture).
Dates:
1970-1972. Dedicated March 8, 1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel over steel skeleton; Foundation pads: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 19 ft. x W. 42 ft. x L. 204 ft. (11 tons).
Inscription:
(Plate on east pod on side facing the street, near the bottom:) Rosati/1970-72 (Plate on the front bottom of the west pod facing the street:) Fabricated by/Architectural Metal Products, Inc./Wichita, Kansas signed
Description:
An angular abstract sculpture with three four-sided legs or pods of different heights and dimensions, connected by three lateral transverse extensions. Each leg is set on an irregular, four-cornered cement base.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Wichita
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Wichita, Administrative Offices for Century II, 225 West Douglas, Wichita, Kansas 67202
Located Century II, 300 West Douglas, North side, Wichita, Kansas
Remarks:
Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $45,000 given in 1970 to the City of Wichita. Additional funding was provided by donations. The sculpture cost $105,000. The abstract sculpture has been the object of controversy within the community from its dedication to the present time.
IAS files contain news clippings from The Wichita Eagle, March 31, 1991 (which discusses model and plans for the sculpture); The Wichita Eagle, March 9, 1972 (which discusses dedication) and The Wichita Beacon, Aug. 22, 1973. IAS files also contain copy of dedication brochure which lists title as Wichita Tripodal.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas, Wichita survey, 1994.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989. (booklet)
Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, inside cover.
Illustration:
Polk, Chris Paulsen, "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., 2007, cover.
Image on file.
The Wichita Eagle, Feb. 7, 1993, Sect. F., pg. 1.
Paulsen, Chris, ed., "Beautifying Wichita Through Sculpture," Wichita, KS: Project Beauty, Inc., c. 1989, pg. 2.
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 75005002
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