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(Leo A. Milewski Park Fountain Sculpture), (sculpture). Artist:  Zeidenbergs, Olafs, 1936- , sculptor. Title:  (Leo A. Milewski Park Fountain Sculpture), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated Oct. 16, 1969. Medium:  Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 12 ft. x Diam. 21 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. x Diam. 23 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract design, roughly in the shape of two wings pointing upward. It is constructed of 86 thirteen-foot steel rods, each two-and-a-half inches in diameter. The rods are positioned to form an undulating surface, with each side a mirror image of the other. The sculpture sits in a low, concrete circular base and five feet beneath the sculpture is a fountain. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Fountain Outdoor Sculpture -- Connecticut -- New Britain Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New Britain, Department of Parks & Recreation, 27 West Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06051 Located Leo A. Milewski Park, Bank & Columbus Boulevard, New Britain, Connecticut Remarks:  The sculpture, fountain and park were all planned at the same time as a memorial to Leo A. Milewski, who served for a number of years as Chairman of New Britain's Redevelopment Commission, and later as Economic Development Director. For further information see Memorials and Monuments File, Local History Room, New Britain Public Library. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Connecticut survey, 1994. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. 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 77006423   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77006423 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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