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Bass, Jim,
Bass Studio,
Abstract
Animal -- Fish
Religion -- New Testament
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Topeka
Sculpture
Blevans Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bass, Jim, 1933- , sculptor.
Bass Studio, founder.
Title:
Blevans Memorial Fountain, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fish Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
1965-1966.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: silicon bronze; Basin: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 76 in. x Diam. 28 in.; Base: approx. H. 6 in. x Diam. 118 in.
Inscription:
(On back of outer fish form:) BASS - 66 signed
Description:
Abstract shapes suggestive of fish and net stories and symbolism from the Bible. Sculpture is mounted in the center of a shallow basin and spouts water from seven flat jets.
Subject:
Abstract
Animal -- Fish
Religion -- New Testament -- Christ
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Kansas -- Topeka
Sculpture
Owner:
First United Methodist Church, 600 S.W. Topeka Boulevard, East side of church, Topeka, Kansas 66603
Remarks:
IAS files contain related article from Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), March 4, 1968. For related information see: "Topeka: Its Public Art," Topeka Public Library, no. 18, 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Topeka State Journal (Topeka, KS), March 4, 1968.
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 KS000111
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