Login My List - 0 Help
	Search   Search Images   About

Keyword Browse Combined Highlights Search History All Catalogs

More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Brailsford, Robin,     Abstract -- Geometric     Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Imperial Beach     Fountain     Mosaic     Sculpture

Ultra-Marine, (sculpture). Artist:  Brailsford, Robin, sculptor. Title:  Ultra-Marine, (sculpture). Dates:  1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Wall: tile mosaic with found objects; Drinking fountain: tile mosaic. Dimensions:  Wall: approx. H. 71 in. x W. 6 ft. 1/2 in.; Drinking fountain: approx. H. 29 in. x W. 6 in. x Diam. 21 in. Inscription:  Robin Brailsford (Plaque:) Ultra-Marine, a community mosaic 1991 by Robin Brailsford and the Imperial Beach Senior Center. Thanks Public Arts Advisory, Imperial County of San Diego National Endowment for the Arts and the City of Imperial Beach. (Side of wall:) BN (Markings on each side of drinking fountain:) Meolo, L, John signed Description:  Abstract mosaic on a shower wall with a similarly ornate drinking fountain next to it. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Imperial Beach Fountain Mosaic Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Imperial Beach, Imperial Beach Senior Center, Imperial Beach, California 91932 Located End of Palm Avenue, by sea coast, Imperial Beach, California Remarks:  Assisted by the County of San Diego Public Arts Advisory Council, National Endowment for the Arts, and the City of Imperial Beach. Financed with a $2,000 grant. Artist worked extensively with members of the Imperial Beach Senior Center to make and color many of the decorative tiles. Many objects used were contributed by helpers or passers-by. IAS files contain a related article from San Diego Tribune, July 11, 1991. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Diego survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. San Diego Tribune, July 11, 1991. 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 CA000704   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000704 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

Horizon Information Portal 3.25_9382

About | © 2020 Smithsonian | Terms of Use | Privacy | Contact