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Metzel, Janice L.,
Abstract
Cityscape -- Italy
Architecture -- Boat
Occupation -- Transportation
Architecture -- Religious
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Arch
Sculpture
"Ahhh...Venezia", (sculpture).
Artist:
Metzel, Janice L., sculptor.
Title:
"Ahhh...Venezia", (sculpture).
Dates:
1988-1989. Copyrighted 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, rose quartz, amazonite, aventurine, clear quartz, mica, amethyst, bloodstone, citrine, smokey quartz, geode; Base: steel, cedar.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 1/2 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. x 26 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 7 in. x 1 ft. 8 in.
Inscription:
(Artist's signature on lower right side of top right steel box) signed
Description:
Abstract sculpture consisting of an open, twined archway ending in steel boxes. The steel archway is intertwined with chunks of semi-precious stones. The boxes are hollow and the sides are etched and cut-out with images of Venice. Scenes on the boxes include: gondolas and driver; St. Marco Cathedral; waterfront scene with buildings and bridge; the cathedral and central plaza; street scene with motorbike; and a water scene with residences and gondolas. The boxes, two on each side of the arch, sit on steel square bases on top of cedar bases. The boxes are lighted from within to view the cutout scenes.
Subject:
Abstract
Cityscape -- Italy -- Venice
Architecture -- Boat -- Gondola
Occupation -- Transportation -- Gondolier
Architecture -- Religious -- St. Marco Cathedral
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
Arch
Sculpture
Owner:
Miller, Leonard & Star, 1265 Heards Ferry Road, Atlanta, Georgia
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta survey, 1994.
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 GA000701
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