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Wind Tower, (sculpture). Artist:  Berry, Roger, 1950- , sculptor. Title:  Wind Tower, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Dedicated May 9, 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Stainless steel, steel, copper, and bronze, painted. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 5 ft. Inscription:  signed Description:  The wind tower is a blue-painted, square pole featuring three flat bronze gulls and a school of seven fish which dangle from the top and move around separately according to the wind velocity. Just below the birds and fish is a circle of wind chimes. Subject:  Animal -- Fish Animal -- Bird Object Type:  Stabile Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Rafael Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Dixie School District, 380 Nova Albion Way, San Rafael, California 94903 Located Vallecito Elementary School, 50 Nova Albion Way, Playground, San Rafael, California 94903 Remarks:  This sculpture is one of three by Berry installed on the Vallecito Elementary School playground. Businesses, individuals, and public and private agencies raised $115,000 to build the three sculptures. Among those who donated funds were: San Raphael City Council, $15,000; the Buck Trust, $32,000; Dixie School District, $14,000; the county Parks and Recreation Department,$2,500; Chevron, $2,000; the Gannett Foundation, $1,000; and Public Art Works (formerly known as InterArts of Marin), $35,000. IAS files contain a related article from the San Raphael News, April 22, 1987. References:  Public Art Works, San Rafael, CA, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. San Raphael News, April 22, 1987. 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 66150010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66150010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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