Our People - Time and Place - Umbrella - Invercargill, New Zealand
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Sculpture of umbrella which also functions as a sundial was placed in honor of the millennium in Invercargill, New Zealand
Waymark Code: WMG6FA
Location: South Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 01/19/2013
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Large stainless steel sculpture of an umbrella by sculptor Russell J. Beck. The umbrella is precisely placed that it acts as a sundial with marks on the bricks below indicating the time. Below the sculpture of thousands of dedicated brick pavers. The sculpture was unveiled for the summer solstice in 2000 as part of a millenium project to enhance the downtown area of Invercargill.
Title: Our People - Time and Place
Artist: Russell J. Beck
Placement Date: December 21, 2000
Type of Object: Umbrella
Location: Don Street
Material: Stainless Steel
Website: Not listed
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