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Field, Barbara,
Abstract
Landscape -- California
Landscape -- Desert
Ethnic -- Indian
Ethnic -- Spanish
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert
Mosaic
Sculpture
The Dance of Discovery, (sculpture).
Artist:
Field, Barbara, sculptor.
Title:
The Dance of Discovery, (sculpture).
Medium:
Ceramic tiles within steel supports.
Dimensions:
Exterior columns, each: approx. H. 5 1/2 ft. x W. 1 1/2 ft.
Description:
A pair of columns at the entrance to the library contains mosaics which incorporate quotes, the local landscape, fanciful images and Cahuilla petroglyphs. The first column represents the Palms to Pines Highway. Its colors evokes the changing landscape of the road. The second column contains images and petroglyphs, woven with Spanish tiles. These exterior mosaics are also accompanied by mosaics within the Library interior.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape -- California -- Palm Desert
Landscape -- Desert
Ethnic -- Indian -- Cahuilla
Ethnic -- Spanish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palm Desert
Mosaic
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Palm Desert, Community Arts/Art in Public Places, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California 92260
Located College of the Desert, Multi-Agency Library, Palm Desert, California
Remarks:
IAS files contain excerpts and sketches from the artist's proposal.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
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 CA001922
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001922
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