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Sculptor:
Emery, Lin 1928-2021  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: manganese bronze or white bronze; Base: Mexican stone, marble
Type:
Sculptures-Fountain
Sculptures-Mobile
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Longue Vue House and Gardens 7 Bamboo Road Spanish Court New Orleans Louisiana 70124
Date:
1967
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana, New Orleans survey, 1993.
Longue Vue House and Gardens, 1988.
Image on file.
Nearby plaque reads: ARABESQUE-AQUAMOBILE/1967/WHITE BRONZE/LIN EMERY-NEW ORLEANS.
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 kinetic sculpture which consists of a series of abstracted S-curve and C-curve shapes in the form of fish, which are positioned in a serpentine fashion and constructed with a series of hinges so that they move in wind or water action. The sculpture is set in a shallow pool, lined with black polished stones and framed by a moulding of white marble in a trapezoidal shape.
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Control number:
IAS 64210015
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_343440