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Summer Stones, (sculpture). Artist:  Cooper, William, sculptor. Title:  Summer Stones, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Cloud Stones, (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Medium:  Sculpture: Elberton granite; Pool: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 x 4 x 31 ft.; Base: approx. 1 x 14 x 12 ft. Inscription:  (On lower part of "totem" structure, in incised letters:) W. Cooper/1990 Summer Stones/Commissioned by Eagle Pointe Harbor/Sculpted by William Cooper/1990 signed Description:  A fountain with two column-like pieces in the middle of a rectangular pool. Both columns are similar in design, similar to a totem design or ancient stone carving. The top pieces of each have a cloud-like design from which water flows. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Landscape -- Weather -- Cloud Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- St. Joseph Fountain Sculpture Owner:  Eagle Pointe Harbor, 2383 Niles Road, Marina, in front, St. Joseph, Michigan 49085 Remarks:  The fountain was commissioned by Eagle Pointe Harbor. The design of the top sections of the columns was inspired by clouds, and the original title of the fountain was "Cloud Stones." According to the artist "the columns were inspired by the ceremonial stone megaliths and monoliths left by ancient man throughout continental Europe and the British Isles." IAS files contain a related article from the South Bend Tribune, April 15, 1990, pg. C3. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. South Bend Tribune, April 15, 1990, pg. C3. 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 MI000401   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MI000401 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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