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 Torque, (sculpture) - Richmond, CA Posted by:  saopaulo1
N 37° 59.065 W 122° 19.377
10S E 559456 N 4204302
A large fan like sculpture.
Waymark Code: WM8EQ1
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2010
Views: 2
The fan is made up of large slabs on concreted connected together to form a fan. They sit on a cement cylinder on the bottom. One side is painted red.
The sculpture received an award from the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute in Chicago. The sculpture was commissioned by the City of Richmond Art Commission and mall developer Chevron Land and Development Company.
TITLE: Torque, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Overhoff, Jacques, 1933- , sculptor. Greenwood, Peter, engineer. McRee/Bylund Architectural Team, architectural firm. T. Y. Lin International Structural Engineers, engineering firm. Leffingwell Landscape Consultants, landscape architect.
DATE: Commissioned 1979. 1979-1981. Dedicated Aug. 5, 1982.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: reinforced pre-cast lightweight concrete, steel cable and tiles; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000480
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Auto Plaza Hilltop Mall, Richmond, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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