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    		• Ferrara, Jackie,
     
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    		• Pedersen, William,
     
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    		• Kohn, Pedersen Fox,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Homage -- Hamm,
     
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    		• Fountain
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Hamm Plaza, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Ferrara, Jackie, 1929- , sculptor.
    Pedersen, William, architect.
    Kohn, Pedersen Fox, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Hamm Plaza, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1992.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Mixed media, with stone, metal and trees.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. Diam. 104 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On stone slab on 6th Street side:) HAMM PLAZA/1992 (On plaque on back wall on 6th Street side:) HAMM PLAZA/This parkland was a gift from the Hamm Family to the City of Saint Paul in 1959/A fountain was commissioned on the site in 1968 to honor/Theodore Hamm, William Hamm, Sr. and William Hamm, Jr./The plaza was redesigned and rededicated to the Hamm Family in 1992/with support from the St. Paul Companies/Jackie Ferrara, Artist/William Pedersen, Architect, Kohn Pedersen Fox
    Description: 
    Landscaped urban plaza lined with trees. Circular in shape, the plaza is about 4 feet above street level and accessible by a ramp and stairways. The stone laid at ground level is arranged in square, geometric patterns with variation in size and color. A large central trough brings water along a straight line into a semi-circular basin.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Homage -- Hamm,
    Object Type: 
    Fountain
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- St. Paul
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of St. Paul, Department of Parks & Recreation, 300 City Hall Annex, 25 West 4th Street, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102
    Located Hamm Plaza, Bordered by 6th Street, St. Peter & Washington, St. Paul, Minnesota
    Remarks: 
    This work is a redesign of an existing plaza which was a gift of the Hamm family to the City in 1959. The fountain was added in 1968. Funds for the renovation were provided by the St. Paul Companies.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
    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 MN000088
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