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Du Fayet, Pierre,
Abstract
Figure group
Landscape -- Tree
Allegory -- Life
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Columbia
Sculpture
Tree of Life, (sculpture).
Artist:
Du Fayet, Pierre, sculptor.
Title:
Tree of Life, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
People Tree, (sculpture).
Dates:
1966-1967.
Medium:
Sculpture: fiberglass and stained glass resin, gilded, and painted metal; Base: concrete, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 35 ft.
Inscription:
Pierre du Fayet signed
Description:
An abstract tree of fiberglass and stained glass resin overlaid with gold leaf with sixty-six abstract human figures reaching outward from a central core. Six painted metal poles in a circular formation constitute the trunk of the tree. The sculpture is mounted on a base and set within a brick plaza.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group
Landscape -- Tree
Allegory -- Life
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Columbia
Sculpture
Owner:
Owned by Rouse Company, 10275 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Maryland 21044
Administered by Columbia Association, 10221 Wincopin Circle, Suite 100, Columbia, Maryland 21044
Located Lakefront Plaza, Near Wincopin Circle, Columbia, Maryland
Remarks:
The sixty-six figures in the tree signify the year 1966, which is when construction began on Columbia.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland survey, 1994.
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 MD000270
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MD000270
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