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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Hunter, Raymond,     Hunter, Nancy L.,     Day, Dennis H.,     Shupe, Curtis R.,     Flannigan, Jeffery,     Gouvis Engineering,     Omni Construction Company,     John F. Stratton Custom Welding,     Landscape -- Desert     Animal -- Bird     Animal -- Rabbit     Animal -- Reptile     Landscape -- Plant     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert     Sculpture

Desert Road, (sculpture). Artist:  Hunter, Raymond, sculptor. Hunter, Nancy L., sculptor. Day, Dennis H., sculptor. Shupe, Curtis R., architect. Flannigan, Jeffery, contractor. Gouvis Engineering, engineering firm. Omni Construction Company, contractor. John F. Stratton Custom Welding, fabricator. Title:  Desert Road, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1991-1992. Medium:  Sculpture: steel; Fence: wrought iron and stone. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 6 in. x L. 260 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on column at right of entrance gate:) DESERT ROAD/THANK YOU GOD./I DESIRE TO TOUCH THE HEARTS/OF YOUR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE./RAYMOND D. HUNTER/SCULPTOR/NANCY L. HUNTER/LOVING ASSISTANT AND WIFE/AGENT-LINDA L. KRANTZ/CONSULTING ARTIST-DENNIS H. DAY/ARCHITECT-CURTIS R. SHUPE/STRUCTURAL-GOUVIS ENGINEERING/MASONRY-OMNI CONSTRUCTION, JEFFERY FLANNIGAN/IRON WORK-JOHN F. STRATTON CUSTOM WELDING/WITH A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:/DESERT SANDS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT/GEORGE WASHINGTON SCHOOL/PUBLIC ART COORDINATOR, KATHERINE SASS/MY SON BRIAN/COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF PALM DESERT/1991-1992 unsigned Description:  A fence is comprised of 26 segments which are divided by block wall columns. The segments are uniform in size except for a pair of taller, arched entrance gates. Cut-out forms of desert animals, such as birds, turtles and rabbits, within a desert landscape are installed on the fence and columns. Each animal has details on both sides in order to be viewed from both sides of the fence. Some of the animals wear sunglasses or rollerblades. Heart and plants forms are also part of the piece. Subject:  Landscape -- Desert Animal -- Bird Animal -- Rabbit Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle Landscape -- Plant Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Palm Desert, Community Arts/Art in Public Places, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260 Located George Washington Elementary School, 45-768 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, California Remarks:  Commissioned by the City of Palm Desert. Students at the George Washington Elementary School contributed suggestions for the work's design. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995. 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 CA001915   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001915 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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