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Turrell, James,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona
Earthwork
Site-specific
Sculpture
Roden Crater, (sculpture).
Artist:
Turrell, James, 1943- , sculptor.
Title:
Roden Crater, (sculpture).
Dates:
Begun mid-1970s.
Medium:
Volcanic crater and earth.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 750; Crater Bowl: approx. D. 114 ft. x W. 1,100 ft.
Description:
A dormant volcanic crater that has been reshaped and adapted to be a natural celestial observatory. It includes scenic walkways and underground viewing chambers penetrated by light from the sun, moon, and stars.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Arizona
Earthwork
Site-specific
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Turrell, James, P. O. Box 725, Flagstaff, Arizona 86002
Administered by Skystone Foundation, 9000 Hutton Ranch Road, Flagstaff, Arizona 86004
Administered by Dia Art Foundation, New York, New York
Located 30 miles northeast of Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona
Remarks:
Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $50,000 given in 1975 to the Dia Center for the Arts and in 1983 to the Skystone Foundation. The sculpture project was also financed in part with a Guggenheim Foundation grant. The land was purchased from a private ranch, and the Skystone Foundation was formed to raise funds from corporate and private donors. At the time of the SOS! survey, Roden Crater was a work in progress. IAS files contain an article from the Phoenix Gazette, May 9, 1993, pg. G1, G4.
References:
ArtNews, June 2004, pg. 86.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Arizona survey, 1993.
Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002.
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 AZ000673
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Inventory of American Sculpture
AZ000673
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