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Burgess, Lowry,
Burgy, Donald,
Cataldo, John,
Dorrien, Carlos,
Guillemin, Robert,
Phillips, David,
Rockefeller, Sydney Roberts,
Wainwright, William H.,
Wainwright, Clara,
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Amphibian
Animal -- Insect
Object -- Flower
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Creature Pond, (sculpture).
Artist:
Burgess, Lowry, 1940- , sculptor.
Burgy, Donald, sculptor.
Cataldo, John, 1924- , sculptor.
Dorrien, Carlos, 1948- , sculptor.
Guillemin, Robert, sculptor.
Phillips, David, 1944- , sculptor.
Rockefeller, Sydney Roberts, sculptor.
Wainwright, William H., 1924-2012, sculptor.
Wainwright, Clara, sculptor.
Title:
Creature Pond, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. Diam. 9 ft.; Base: approx. H. 18 in. x Diam. 12 ft.
Description:
The sculpture represents a small circular pond with water lilies, ducks, chipmunks, frogs, birds, dragonflies, and other forms of pond life. The sculpture sits in a low, circular granite base in a circular brick plaza. Twenty bronze bricks containing a relief of a form of pond life are embedded among the ceramic bricks in the plaza.
Subject:
Animal -- Bird -- Duck
Animal -- Amphibian -- Frog
Animal -- Insect -- Dragonfly
Object -- Flower -- Lily
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Post Office Square Park, Congress & Milk Streets, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Funded by the Robert Ingersoll Browne Trust Fund.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 21.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 21.
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 87740084
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