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Sculptor:
Smyth, Ned 1948-  Search this
Design firm:
David Gates & Associates  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: fiberglass, steel, Italian marble, stone, Venetian glass, gold leaf; Fountain: slate
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Mosaic
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
City of Dublin Department of Park and Recreation 100 Civic Plaza Civic Center Dublin California 94568
Date:
Commissioned 1988. 1991. Dedicated Jan. 22, 1991
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.
Summary:
A globe of the world covered with mosaic and suspended in a circular slate fountain. The globe is covered with marble and stone in blue, green, gray and white, which combine to form rough outlines of continents and oceans. The gold leaf and glass form various figures on the globe, including three boys running, a hunter and a wolf, a man and a woman.
Topic:
Mythology--Classical--Gaia  Search this
Object--Other--Globe  Search this
Animal--Wolf  Search this
Occupation--Hunter  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA000918
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_331055