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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Tacha, Athena,     Barnwell, Franklin H.,     Cooper Graphics,     Cold Spring Granite Company,     Grazzini Brothers,     Animal -- Bird     Animal -- Insect     Object -- Foliage     Occupation -- Science     Sculpture

Eco-Rhythms, (sculpture). Artist:  Tacha, Athena, 1936- , sculptor. Barnwell, Franklin H., sculptor. Cooper Graphics, assistant. Cold Spring Granite Company, contractor. Grazzini Brothers, contractor. Title:  Eco-Rhythms, (sculpture). Dates:  1994-1996. Copyrighted 1996. Installed 1996. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Black absolute granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 x 112 x 256 ft. Inscription:  (dated) signed Description:  Over 280 slabs of polished black granite, each measuring 16 x 16 in., have been sandblasted with photographs, graphs, and inscriptions supplied by the resident faculty of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior. The plaques are installed on the walls of the main lobby and four corridors which lead to the adjacent science buildings. Subject:  Animal -- Bird Animal -- Insect Object -- Foliage Occupation -- Science -- Naturalist Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Minnesota, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, 333 East River Road, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Located University of Minnesota, Ecology Building, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 Remarks:  Inscription on black granite plaque installed on lobby wall reads: ECO-RHYTHMS/BY ATHENA TACHA/(copyright symbol) 1996/In collaboration with Professor Franklin H. Barnwell/and other faculty of the Department of Ecology,/Evolution and Behavior/University of Minnesota, St. Paul. IAS files contain a brochure on the sculpture which describes each of the images and lists the authors of each inscription. The brochure also includes the artist's statement about the piece. The artist collaborated with Professor Barnwell to create the piece; Cooper Graphics created the photo-resist stencils for all of the images and inscriptions; Cold Spring Granite Company sand-blasted the images and inscriptions into the granite slabs; and Grazzini Brothers installed the granite slabs. References:  Tacha, Athena, 1997. Tacha, Athena, "Dancing in the Landscape: The Sculpture of Athena Tacha," Washington, D.C.: Editions Ariel of Grayson Publishing, 2000, pg. 11. 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 74240022   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74240022 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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