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Fantasy III, (sculpture). Artist:  Amory, Robert, 1942- , sculptor. Title:  Fantasy III, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Fantasy Three, (sculpture). Lollipops, (sculpture). Pinwheel, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1972. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Polyethylene injected with urethane foam; aluminum, steel, and Truarc; painted with enamel. Dimensions:  Two pieces. Each approx. H. 15 ft. x Diam. 15 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  A pair of kinetic, abstract sculptures shaped like trees, each with wind-driven "pinwheels" with lollipop-shaped discs grouped on a pole. The discs are made of cross-linked polyethylene injected with urethane foam, with an aluminum tube molded into the interior. The support poles are tapered steel, and the arms aluminum tubing. The hubs are forged aluminum rings, and the retaining rings are constructed of Truarc. The discs are painted orange-red, and the poles brown. The sculptures are installed together in a plaza area. The original group included three sculptures, one of which is now remodeled with the pinwheel removed and the pole used to hold a light. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New Hampshire -- Manchester Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  Owned by New England Life Insurance Company, 1000 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101 Administered by Spaulding and Slye Corporation, 1000 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101 Located Hampshire Plaza, 1000 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101 Remarks:  The sculpture is commonly known as the "lollipops" or "pinwheel," and was commissioned for Hampshire Plaza which was constructed in 1971. The sculpture may have been repainted in colors different than the original colors. IAS files contain an article from Industrial Design 23 (July/Aug. 1976): pg. 58-59. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Hampshire survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Industrial Design 23 (July/Aug. 1976): pg. 59. 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 NH000324   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NH000324 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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