Administered by City of Folsom Parks and Recreation 50 Natoma Street Folsom California 95630
Located Natoma Station Median at Turn Pike Drive & Whistle Stop Way Folsom California
Date:
1990
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, Sacramento survey, 1994.
SOS Assessment Award, 2000.
Image on file.
(Artist's signature on back of figure's proper left thigh) (On plaque on front of foundation:) JUMP ROPE/MICHAEL RIEGEL/1990 signed
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Summary:
A full-length standing male figure holding a jump rope in both hands is cut out of a piece of 1/8 inch thick steel plate. The figure hangs on steel hooks that are welded to a frame constructed of bent steel tubes of varying diameters. A bent steel tube is formed into the jump rope, which is welded to the figure's hands. The figure is painted black with yellow designs; the frame is painted orange and yellow. Two triangles of concrete, one atop the other form the foundation.
Topic:
Recreation--Sport & Play--Rope Skipping Search this
