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Site of Passage - Chinatown, (sculpture). Artist:  Ruby, Laura, 1945- , sculptor. Title:  Site of Passage - Chinatown, (sculpture). Dates:  1994. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Colored concrete, brass, aluminum, tile and glass. Dimensions:  Approx. 19 x 76 x 21 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Place -- Honolulu Homage -- Marin, Don Francisco de Paula Ethnic -- Chinese Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Hawaii -- Honolulu Site-specific Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City and County of Honolulu, Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, 530 South King Street, Room 404, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Located Marin Tower, 60 North Nimitz Boulevard, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Remarks:  Commissioned by the City and County of Honolulu. Plaques are located on the Ewa planter. One plaque reads: Site of Passage - Chinatown - Mixed Media Site-Specific Sculpture - by Laura Ruby. Sculpture Statement Plaque reads: This site-specific sculpture features the Honolulu Chinatown and waterfront neighborhood, including its history and physical structures. The sculpture has visual allusions to Nuuanu Stream bridges, here in Chinatown red; profiles and rooflines of nearby buildings; and shapes of doorways, windows and awnings in the community. The locale includes the busy port, a site of passage, and visual references include ship forms, portholes and even the honu (green sea turtles) that swam there. The sculpture also honors Don Francisco de Paula Marin of Spain, trader, seafarer and trusted business associate for Kamehameha I. Marin's Hawaiian name was Manini and this location of his home was previously known as Kou. Marin brought the first mangos to Hawaii, and his wine grapes gave the name to nearby Vineyard Street. References:  Ruby, Laura, 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 73262262   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 73262262 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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