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Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, (sculpture). Artist:  Armajani, Siah, 1939-2020, sculptor. Ashberry, John, assistant. Title:  Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge, (sculpture). Dates:  1988. Dedicated Sept. 10, 1988. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Steel, painted yellow and blue, wood and bronze lettering. Dimensions:  Approx. L. 375 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Pedestrian bridge which crosses an interstate highway. The bridge has two components. The yellow half is a suspension bridge and the other half is a half-truss bridge. A poem is written on the horizontal upper member of the bridge in both directions. Subject:  Architecture -- Bridge -- Footbridge Homage -- Whitney, Irene Hixon Literature -- Ashberry, Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 400 South 4th, Suite 200, Grain Exchange, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415 Located Loring Park, Interstate 94, Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis, Minnesota Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $25,000 given in 1986 to the Walker Art Center. The bridge was repainted shortly prior to the SOS survey. The poem was written by John Ashberry. IAS files include an excerpt from the book "Monumental Minnesota" by Moira Harris, ([St. Paul]: Pogo Press, 1992). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul 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 MN000116   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MN000116 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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