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    		• Johanson, Patricia,
     
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    		• Kings Creek Landscaping,
     
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    		• Hughes-Martin Architecture,
     
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    		• Mitchell Hall Engineers,
     
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    		• POD,
     
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    		• Constructors & Associates,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Allegory -- Place
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Site-specific
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
     
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    Saggitaria Platyphylla, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Johanson, Patricia, 1940- , sculptor.
    Kings Creek Landscaping, design firm.
    Hughes-Martin Architecture, architectural firm.
    Mitchell Hall Engineers, engineering firm.
    POD, architectural firm.
    Constructors & Associates, contractor.
    Title: 
    Saggitaria Platyphylla, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Delta Duckpotato, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1986. Dedicated Sept. 11, 1986.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Colored gunite over reinforced concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    L. 235 ft. x W. 175 ft. x H. 5 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On bronze plaque attached to sculpture:) "Saggitaris Platyphylla"/(Delta duckpotato)/Patricia Johanson, (copyright symbol) 1986 unsigned
    Description: 
    Environmental structure installed in a lagoon. It snakes along the shores and arches and curves like a roller coaster.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Allegory -- Place -- Delta
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Site-specific
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Texas -- Dallas
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Dallas, Department of Park & Recreation, Division of Cultural Affairs, 1925 Elm Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 Accession Number: CD.1986.1.2
    Located Fair Park, Leonhardt Lagoon, West End, Dallas, Texas
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned as part of the Sesquicentennial renovation of the state fairgrounds at Fair Park. Funded by the Meadows Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas, Texas Commission on the Arts, Dallas Department of Park and Recreation, and other private and corporate donations (listed on file with AIPP). Cost: $992,995. As an environmental piece, the sculpture protects the lagoon from erosion, creates a shelter for aquatic plants and organisms, and provides a place for visitors to stroll into the lagoon. For related articles see: Dallas Morning News, Sept. 24, 1986; and Friends of Fair Park (newsletter)(Fall 1986).
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Texas, Dallas survey, 1992.
    City of Dallas, 1988.
    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 63760042
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