River Paths and Mountain Relics - Tucson Arizona
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N 32° 14.266 W 110° 57.147
12S E 504479 N 3566791
Very controversial sculpture consisting of boulders along a mile-long stretch of road by the University of Arizona
Waymark Code: WM94ZM
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2010
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River Paths and Mountain Relics is one of those sculptures that really gets people talking. Most people in Tucson think the project was a huge waste of money and an eyesore. Everyone has something to say about it! One lady at a local church told me she thought the sculpture looked like poop was dropped along Mountain Rd.
The sculpture consists of small groups of boulders laid along the side of Mountain Rd., from Speedway Blvd. and running a mile north.
From the Smithsonian Art database:
Description:
Groupings of large and small natural boulders throughout a twelve block area. A meandering, one foot wide strip of aggregate inlaid in the nearby sidewalk ties all the groups together.
Dimensions:
Approx. L. 1 mile
Remarks:
The sculpture is composed of approximately 160 boulders ranging in size from 3 feet square to 10 by 5 by 2 feet, in addition to small river stones in the sidewalk. The stones and boulders come from the Catalina Mountains. They are placed in groupings along both sides of a twelve-block, one-mile stretch of Mountain Avenue. Each block has two or three groupings. The sculpture was commissioned for $24,000. IAS files contain a related article from Arizona Daily Star, Jan. 18, 1992.
TITLE: River Paths and Mountain Relics
ARTIST(S): Asay, Roger, 1941- , sculptor.
DATE: 1992.
MEDIUM: Boulders of gneiss, granite, and limestone, with aggregate with river stones.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AZ000254
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Corner of Mountain Rd. and Speedway Blvd, going one mile north on Mountain
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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