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Vianello, Franco,
Vianello Art Bronzes,
Object -- Furniture
Homage -- Jensen, Peter
Homage -- Pridham, Edwin
Occupation -- Science
Occupation -- Other
Occupation -- Industry
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Napa
Sculpture
Untitled, (sculpture).
Artist:
Vianello, Franco, 1937- , sculptor.
Vianello Art Bronzes, founder.
Title:
Untitled, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
(Phonograph Horn), (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated May 18, 1985.
Medium:
Sculpture, plaque: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 26 1/2 x 14 x 13 3/4 in.; Base: approx. 47 1/2 x 24 x 28 in.
Inscription:
(Proper lower left front:) VIANELLO (On plaque on front of base:) NAPA - BIRTHPLACE/OF THE LOUDSPEAKER/AND THE MAGNAVOX CORP./PETER JENSEN AND/EDWIN PRIDHAM'S/INVENTION OCCURRED AT/1606 F ST. IN MAY 1915/THIS STATUE, UNVEILED/ON MAY 18, 1985/IS THE WORK OF NAPA SCULPTOR FRANCO VIANELLO signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Bronze loudspeaker horn of a gramophone player. The sculpture sits on a rectangular, stepped concrete base.
Subject:
Object -- Furniture -- Stereo
Homage -- Jensen, Peter
Homage -- Pridham, Edwin
Occupation -- Science -- Inventor
Occupation -- Other -- Businessman
Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Napa
Sculpture
Owner:
Coadministered by City of Napa, Department of Public Works, 1600 1st Street, Napa, California 94558
Coadministered by City of Napa, Community Resources, Parks & Recreation, 1100 West Street, Napa, California 94559
Located 1026 First Street, Napa, California
Remarks:
City of Napa Department of Public Works owns the sculpture. City of Napa Community Resources is responsible for maintenance. IAS files contain copies of related articles from Napa Valley Register, May 15 and 16, 1985. The sculpture commemorates the invention of the loudspeaker by the founders of Magnavox Corporation and is a representation of the original loudspeaker. Children regularly climb on the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California 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 CA001163
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001163
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