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Elk Delta, (sculpture). Artist:  Sanborn, Jim, 1945- , sculptor. Title:  Elk Delta, (sculpture). Dates:  1980. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Aluminum and granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 15 x 50 x 40 ft. Inscription:  (Plaque on sculpture:) FUNDED BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BUSINESS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT. unsigned Description:  An abstract/non-objective sculpture which is architectural in nature, due to its large size and the methods of construction. The two main granite elements are triangular in shape, with one pointing northeast and one pointing southwest. The two pieces look as though they were carved from the same block, with the marks of the drill and perhaps a small explosive device making a stitch-like pattern along the cut edges of the stone. The aluminum elements of this work are placed at a right angle to the axis of the granite elements and form a slatted vertical wall to the northwest side. To the southeast side the aluminum panels form a slatted horizontal roof and connect the tops of the granite forms. The gray color of the stone and the dull gray of the oxidized aluminum are close in value and form a subtle visual relationship. Light plays on this piece and creates a changing pattern of shadows. This sculpture symbolizes the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha Rivers. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Place -- Rivers Waterscape -- River -- Elk River Waterscape -- River -- Kanawha River Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- West Virginia -- Charleston Sculpture Owner:  Charleston Civic Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Clendenin & Lee Streets, Charleston, West Virginia 25302 Remarks:  IAS files contain a related article from Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail (Charleston, WV), Sept. 9, 1990, which discusses the history of the siting of the sculpture. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, West Virginia survey, 1992. Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail (Charleston, WV), Sept. 9, 1990. Illustration:  Image on file. Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail (Charleston, WV), Sept. 9, 1990. 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 WV000017   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture WV000017 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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