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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Taylor, Bruce, sculptor. Deerwood Construction Company, contractor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Maxey Park Wind Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed Sept. 20-24, 1992. Dedicated Sept. 24, 1992. Medium:  Sculpture: aluminum, painted, and steel; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  7 columns. Each column: approx. H. 19 ft. Inscription:  Bruce A. Taylor 1992 signed Description:  An abstract, wind-driven sculpture, consisting of seven columns which support three turbine-like structures. Each column is lighted from below at night. The sculpture is set in the lake, twenty feet from the shoreline. The combination of wind, water and light makes this a constantly changing sculpture. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Chemistry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Lubbock Kinetic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Lubbock, Parks and Recreation Department, 916 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, Texas 79401 Located Maxey Park, 24th Street at Quaker Avenue, in Playa Lake, Lubbock, Texas Remarks:  The sculpture's design is based on a cotton molecule. The sculpture cost $60,000 and took six years to make. Funding was raised by the Lubbock Cultural Affairs Council through grants and public donations. The sculpture was part of the Council's Art in Public Places program. Deerwood Construction Company installed the sculpture. IAS files contain related articles from Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Sept. 22, 1992, pg. B-6; and, Sept. 25, 1992, pg. 2-B. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas survey, 1993. Illustration:  Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Sept. 25, 1992, pg. 2-B. 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 TX000599   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture TX000599 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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