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Spierson, Chip,
von Bergen, Ed,
Architecture -- Boat
Waterscape
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Panama City
Mobile
Sculpture
Esprit, (sculpture).
Artist:
Spierson, Chip, sculptor.
von Bergen, Ed, engineer.
Title:
Esprit, (sculpture).
Dates:
March 1996. Dedicated March 1, 1996.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: aluminum; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. x W. 4 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 1 1/2 x 3 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
Chip Spierson (On plaque on front of base:) This sculpture is dedicated to/Mary Ola Reynolds Miller/in honor of her lifelong dedication/to encouraging an appreciation of the arts/in our community/March 1, 1996/Sponsors/Bay Bank & Trust Co. Comcast Cablevision/Junior Service League of Panama City/Gladys A. Chapman H. Felton Cofer/John and Mary Darrah Rayford and Eugenia Lloyd/Greg and Mary Presser/Howard and Gene Sapp/And her many friends signed
Description:
A mobile featuring a sailboat, waves, and rotating fish on top of a central support pole that rises up from a short square base. The sculpture rotates and can be viewed from all sides.
Subject:
Architecture -- Boat -- Sailboat
Waterscape
Animal -- Fish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Florida -- Panama City
Mobile
Sculpture
Owner:
Visual Arts Center, 19 East 4th Street, Panama City, Florida 32401
Remarks:
The sculpture, funded through private donations, honors Mary Ola Miller, a long-time supporter of the arts in Panama City. For related information see the Visual Arts Center's newsletter "Images" (April 1996). IAS files contain an article from The News Herald, April 15, 1996; and an advertisement for the dedication ceremony from The News Herald, Feb. 28, 1996, pg. 8C.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Florida survey, 1996.
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 FL000785
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
FL000785
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