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(Site Specific Installation - Syracuse's Inner Harbor), (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Crocker, Robert  Search this
Potteiger, Matthew  Search this
Medium:
Wood, wire fencing, gravel, construction flags, plastic, wire spools, Morning Glory vines and grass
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Site-specific
Sculptures-Kinetic
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Harbor Redevelopment Office Syracuse New York
Coadministered by City of Syracuse Department of Transportation Syracuse New York
Located Syracuse Inner Harbor, Traffic island at intersection of Kirkpatrick, Solar and Court Streets Syracuse New York
Date:
1993
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
Summary:
Environmental sculpture consists of elements which reflect the various uses of its site. There are sculpted representations of salt shed houses and oil storage tanks. There are also images of natural growth and decay, stream and construction images. To convey the continually transformative nature of the site, the pieces are on wheels which move and converge on a central location.
Topic:
Occupation--Industry--Foodstuff  Search this
Occupation--Industry--Oil  Search this
Occupation--Industry--Construction  Search this
Architecture--Industry--Storage Tank  Search this
Architecture--Domestic--Shed  Search this
Landscape--Marsh  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY001252
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340700