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Sculptor:
Piene, Otto 1928-2014  Search this
Davis, Joe 1951-  Search this
Brigham, Joan 1935-  Search this
Designer:
Schwarz, Allan  Search this
Landscape architect:
Tingley, John  Search this
Uhlig, Robert  Search this
Halvorson Company  Search this
Engineering firm:
Fay, Spofford and Thorndike  Search this
Contractor:
GiGi Construction Company  Search this
Design firm:
Monacelli Associates  Search this
Medium:
Steel, stainless steel, bronze, chrome, and granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Bench
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Cambridge Redevelopment Authority 255 Main Street, 4th floor Cambridge Massachusetts 02142
Located Point Park Main Street, Broadway & Third Street Cambridge Massachusetts
Date:
Dec. 1989
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1996.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston: From Newburyport to Plymouth," Boston: The Harvard Common Press, rev. ed., 1993, pg. 129.
Image on file.
unsigned
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.
Summary:
A landscaped plaza setting with central fountain sculpture and reliefs which incorporate the application of light and technology. The fountain features a large, golden-colored globe encrusted with abstract "continents." Two rings of water spouts spray water on the globe and water collects in the pool below. Benches ring the fountain and are echoed by other benches at the perimeter of the park. In between is a ring of twelve perforated silver sphere moons placed atop metal scaffolding. The surface of each sphere is perforated with a different design. There are also four cast metal reliefs placed in the brick pavers, which mark the cardinal points of the compass. Honey locust trees and greenwave shrubs form a ring around the outer benches.
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Allegory--Place--Extraterrestrial  Search this
Control number:
IAS MA000117
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_333484