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Homage to Sam Rodia, (sculpture). Artist:  Beljon, J. J., 1922- , sculptor. Title:  Homage to Sam Rodia, (sculpture). Dates:  1965. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Cast concrete, painted. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 12 ft. 9 in. x 131 ft. 16 in. x 24 ft. 8 in. Description:  A white-painted abstract sculpture consisting of nineteen large block-like concrete forms spread out over a grassy area on the back of the campus. The arrangement of the blocks echoes the structural elements of Simon Rodia's "Watts Towers" in Los Angeles. Some of the blocks are connected and other others stand alone. The surfaces bear the markings of wood grain from the boards that were used to form the concrete blocks. On the north side, one block is incised with a relief of two hearts, representing Simon Rodia's wrought iron piece used on his concrete foundation. Subject:  Abstract Homage -- Rodia, Sam Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Long Beach Sculpture Owner:  Administered by California State University, Long Beach, University Art Museum, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90840 Located California State University, Long Beach, Seventh Street & East Campus Drive, Long Beach, California Remarks:  The sculpture was created for the 1965 California International Sculpture Symposium. The sculpture is an homage to Sam "Simon" Rodia, the Italian immigrant who created "Watts Towers" (IAS 71500167) in Los Angeles. For additional information see: Kenneth Glenn's "International Sculpture Symposium," (Jan. 1966) and Gordon Hazlitt's "The Sculptures They Left Behind," in Westways (March 1967), pg. 9-10. 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 CA002112   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA002112 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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