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Williams, Ken,
Ritchey, John,
Summit Brickworks,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Longmont
Sculpture
Brick Sculpture, (sculpture).
Artist:
Williams, Ken, 1944- , sculptor.
Ritchey, John, assistant.
Summit Brickworks, contractor.
Title:
Brick Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1991. ca. 1991. Dedicated 1992.
Medium:
Sculpture: red and blonde brick with mixed stone; Base: concrete mixed with red brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 13 x 17 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 8 x 8 x 13 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque:) BRICK SCULPTURE/BY/KEN WILLIAMS/COMMISSIONED IN 1991/BY THE/ART IN PUBLIC PLACES COMMITTEE/OF THE/LONGMONT COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS/AND/THE CITY OF LONGMONT/ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (program logo)
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Colorado -- Longmont
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Longmont, Council for the Arts, Art in Public Places Committee, 350 Kimbark Street, Longmont, Colorado 80501
Located 6th Avenue at Main Street, Longmont, Colorado
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Art is Public Places Committee of the Longmont Council for the Arts. The cost was $25,000. The sculpture created controversy upon its installation, as many citizens felt it was "too abstract."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Colorado survey, 1994.
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 CO000528
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