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Todd, Michael Cullen,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Sculpture
Ten Chin Jin, (sculpture).
Artist:
Todd, Michael Cullen, 1935- , sculptor.
Title:
Ten Chin Jin, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Heaven, Earth, Man, (sculpture).
Kane Ikebana, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979.
Medium:
Steel.
Dimensions:
Approx. 12 x 7 x 1 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Steel tubing welded and shaped into an asymmetrical oval. Along the bottom are attached bent and welded sheets and tubing of metal.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Los Angeles, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90027
Located Japanese Village Plaza, 350 East Second Street, Los Angeles, California
Remarks:
The $18,000 commission was funded by the Friends of Little Tokyo Arts (FOLTA), the Hollywood Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, the Tortue Gallery, Kathryn Doi Todd and the Japanese Village Plaza. Shortly after its installation, the sculpture was donated by FOLTA to the City of Los Angeles and is now part of the city's permanent art collection. "Ten, Chin and Jin" translates in English to "Sky, Earth and Water". IAS files contain copy of related material from Michael Several's "Little Tokyo, The Public Art of Los Angeles, Part 2" 1994, pg. 39-40; and copies of various related forms and reports from the City of Los Angeles regarding donation of the sculpture to the city. "Kane Ikebana" is the title used in many of these city reports.
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 CA001146
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001146
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