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Krol, Natalie,
Object -- Other
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Culver City
Fountain
Sculpture
Film Strip - USA, (sculpture).
Artist:
Krol, Natalie, sculptor.
Title:
Film Strip - USA, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Heart of Screenland, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981. Copyrighted June 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stainless steel.
Dimensions:
Approx. 14 x 30 x 12 ft. (7 tons).
Inscription:
N. KROL (copyright symbol) 6-81 (On Culver City seal:) CITY OF CULVER CITY/INCORPORATED 1917/The HEART of SCREENLAND signed
Description:
A fountain sculpture depicting three huge ribbons of 35mm film, entwined in the center of a shallow circular reflecting pool. Portions of the film are submerged beneath the water. A circular plaque containing the Culver City seal is attached to the side of one ribbon of film.
Subject:
Object -- Other -- Film
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Culver City
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Culver City, Culver City Veterans Association, Overland Avenue, Culver City, California
Located Veterans Memorial Building, Culver City, California
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the City of Culver City as a tribute to the film industry. The sculpture cost $130,000. Nearby plaque reads: "Film Strip-U.S.A."/THE HEART OF SCREENLAND/CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA/MAYOR RICHARD M. ALEXANDER/VICE MAYOR PAUL A. NETZEL/COUNCILMAN RICHARD "DICK" BRUNDO/COUNCILMAN PAUL A. JACOBS/COUNCILMAN A. RONALD PERKINS/NATALIE KROL-SCULPTOR/"DEDICATED BY THE CITIZENS OF CULVER CITY-/MOTION PICTURE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD"/NOVEMBER 11, 1981. IAS files contain related articles from the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 6, 1981; and the Evening Outlook, Nov. 11, 1981.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Los Angeles Times, Dec. 6, 1981.
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 CA001541
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Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001541
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