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Zanja Madre, (sculpture). Artist:  Leicester, Andrew, 1948- , sculptor. Hayes, John, architect. Title:  Zanja Madre, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Mother Ditch, (sculpture) Dates:  1991-1992. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite, bronze, stainless steel, tile, glass and iron. Dimensions:  Plaza: approx. 40 x 75 x 100 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on wall of cactus garden:) ZANJA/MADRE/ARTIST 1992/ANDREW LEICESTER/ARCHITECT/TAC INTERNATIONAL/DEVELOPER/R & T DEVELOPMENT unsigned Description:  Urban rooftop garden (over subterranean parking area) which is an allegorical landscape of the irrigation of water into Los Angeles. A quadrafoil fountain stands at one end, where benches and desert vegetation are planted. The basin is cross shaped to represent the "four rivers of paradise." Water flows down a tiled area, representing the Los Angeles River, to the "City of Columns," which consists of three pairs of columns. The first pair represent water wells, the second, skyscrapers, and the third resemble the tower building of which this plaza is a part. Two of the columns contain lights; between these is a dark bat-like creature called "The Guardian of the Gate." Four ornamental gates at the last sets of columns stand at the entrance to the plaza. Subject:  Architecture -- Other -- Courtyard Architecture -- Detail -- Gate Allegory -- Place -- Los Angeles Waterscape -- River -- Los Angeles River Allegory -- Element -- Water Object Type:  Fountain Gate Light fixture Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles Sculpture Owner:  Administered by R & T Development Corporation, 700 South Flower Street, #3210, Los Angeles, California 90017 Located 801 Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, California Remarks:  Commissioned as part of the Percent for Art Public Art Program of the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency. The approximate cost was $2,000,000. Awarded a "Rose" for best public art by the Downtown Breakfast Club of Los Angeles. The plaza is illuminated at night with lights contained within two of the columns. The title is Spanish for "Mother Ditch," given to the Los Angeles River by Spanish settlers. IAS files include the following related articles and documents: Sculpture Magazine Jan./Feb. 1993, pg. 65, Downtown News, Sept, 21, 1992, artist's notes, drawings, press releases, and correspondence and reports from the files of the Community Redevelopment Agency. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. 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 CA000432   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA000432 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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