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Dark Star Park, (sculpture). Artist:  Holt, Nancy, 1938-2014, sculptor. Title:  Dark Star Park, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 1, 1984. Medium:  Mixed media, including gunite, earth, sod, plantings, stone dust and masonry, asphalt and steel. Dimensions:  Overall: approx. 29,000 square ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An environmental sculpture consisting of a planted park with winter creeper, crown vetch, and willow oak cover, and geometric sculptures, including spheres, pools, tunnels, and steel pipes. The shadows cast by the spheres and the poles line up with the shadow patterns on the ground at 9:32 A.M. each year on August 1st. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- Ross, William Henry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington Fountain Sundial Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Arlington County, Cultural Affairs Division, Gunston Arts Center, 2700 South Lang Street, Arlington, Virginia 22206 Located Dark Star Park, Intersection of Fort Myer Drive & North Lynn Street, Arlington, Virginia Remarks:  The shadows cast by the spheres and poles line up with the shadow patterns on the ground at 9:32 A.M. each year on August 1st, the day William Henry Ross acquired the land that became Rosslyn in 1860. Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $18,000 given in 1978 to the County of Arlington. Additional funds were provided by the Rosslyn community. The sculptor coordinated with developer J. W. Kaempfer, Jr., of The Kaempfer Company, in integrating the design of his adjacent building, Park Place Office Building. In return, Kaempfer increased the budget of Dark Star Park by $50,000. For related information see: The Washington Post, Dec. 9, 1993. IAS files contain a related Arlington County news release from May 24, 1984. IAS files also contain a program entitled "Dark Star Park," which details the history, dimensions, media, and the other contributors to the park. IAS files also contain article from The Washington Post, Sept. 17, 1983, and transcriptions of nearby plaque. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Virginia survey, 1995. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. 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 VA000298   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture VA000298 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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