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    		• De Swaart, Jan,
     
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    		• Homage -- Bickholt, Arthur A.
     
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    		• Homage -- Selland, Arthur L.
     
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    		• Homage -- Hogenson, Harris O.
     
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    		• Literature -- Kennedy
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Fresno
     
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    		• Clock
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Clock Tower, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    De Swaart, Jan, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Clock Tower, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1964.
    Medium: 
    Tower: wood, painted and laminated; Base: concrete clad in bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Tower: approx. 60 ft. x 50 in. x 5 ft.; Base: approx. 57 in. x 3 ft. x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (On plaque on base:) CLOCK TOWER/SCULPTOR/JAN DE SWAART/1964 (On plaque on base:) IN MEMORY OF/ARTHUR A. BICKHOLT/CHAIRMAN, FRESNO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/UNTIL NOVEMBER 3, 1963/ARTHUR L. SELLAND/MAYOR, CITY OF FRESNO AND/PRESIDENT, UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF MAYORS/UNTIL DECEMBER 5, 1963/HARRIS O. HOGENSON/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/FRESNO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/UNTIL JULY 13, 1964/"ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY/CAN DO FOR YOU..." (On plaque on base:) THE FULTON MALL/CONSTRUCTION BEGUN MARCH 31, 1964/COMPLETED SEPTEMBER 1, 1964/FRESNO CITY COUNCIL (followed by seven names) REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY (followed by seven names) ARCHITECTS/VICTOR GRUEN ASSOCIATES, INC./ECKBO, DEAN, ASTIN, AND WILLIAMS (On plaque on base:) THE SCULPTURE AND MOSAICS IN THE/FRESNO MALL WERE MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH/THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF: (followed by a list of donors) FRESNO MALL ART COMMITTEE (followed by a list of eight names)
    Description: 
    60 ft. tall clock tower constructed of laminated wood in an open grid design. Four clock faces are set in the structure at mid-height. The structure is painted brown and rests on a concrete base clad in bronze.
    Subject: 
    Homage -- Bickholt, Arthur A.
    Homage -- Selland, Arthur L.
    Homage -- Hogenson, Harris O.
    Literature -- Kennedy
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Fresno
    Clock
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Fresno, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, 2326 Fresno Street, Room #101, Fresno, California 93721
    Located Broadway between Tulare & Mariposa, Fresno, California
    Remarks: 
    IAS files contain transcriptions of all names listed on plaques.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
    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 CA001193
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