Trees: concrete poles, iron poles, and metal poles, painted black and silver; Bases of trees: metal; Mosaic: chrome or stainless steel, and tiles; Chimes: sound and aluminum
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Mosaic
Sculptures-Kinetic
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Hotel Intercontinental 444 St. Charles Avenue 5th Level Atrium-Courtyard New Orleans Louisiana 70130
Date:
Trees 1982. Mosaic 1983
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
(Tree base:) Lin Emery, sculptor/J. Farrell/B. Mavor (Mosaic:) Patricia-Whitty-Johnson 1983/Charles Fritchie signed
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Summary:
Two abstract trees stand to either side of a chrome cylinder surrounded by a mosaic of a fountain. On a semi-circular concrete wall behind the cylinder are fourteen chimes, each making a specific tone.
