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Bacig, Karen Sontag,
Abstract
Mythology -- Classical
Allegory -- Place
Landscape -- River
Landscape -- Waterfall
Animal -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis
Sculpture
River
Goddess
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bacig, Karen Sontag, sculptor.
Title:
River
Goddess
, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
West River Road Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed Summer 1988. Dedicated Sept. 22, 1988. 1988-1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
River
Goddess
and boulders: limestone and sandstone; Fossils: cephalopods and other prevertibrates; River: sand and gravel in resin.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Environmental sculpture consisting of a series of boulders and fossil-like images along a meandering path. The path represents the Mississippi River. The central figure is the River
Goddess
, the left structure is a boulder with fossils and the right structure is the St. Anthony Falls. The sculpture symbolizes the evolution of the river.
Subject:
Abstract
Mythology
--
Classical
--
Goddess
Allegory
--
Place
--
Minnesota
Landscape
--
River
--
Mississippi River
Landscape
--
Waterfall
--
St. Anthony Falls
Animal
--
Other
--
Skeleton
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Minnesota
--
Minneapolis
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, 400 South 4th, Suite 200, Grain Exchange, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415
Located 2nd Avenue North at West River Parkway, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Remarks:
This sculpture won a design competition held by the Minneapolis Arts Commission called Public Art Possibilities. The artist was inspired when she happened upon the excavation of the boulders during construction of the West River Parkway. Consulting with a geologist and a paleontologist, she determined that the limestone was 450 million years old and the sandstone was 1 billion years old. The fossils were identified as a cephalopod, an octopus-like creature. IAS files include the text of a nearby commemorative plaque which explains the background of the sculpture, the individual dimensions of the pieces, a survey form from the Commission which lists the project's donors, and a related article from the Skyway News (Minnesota), Sept.22, 1988. For related reading see the Public Art Possibilities Catalog from the Minneapolis Arts Commission.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Minnesota, Minneapolis - St. Paul survey, 1993.
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 MN000157
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MN000157
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