Untitled - Sacramento
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fresgo
N 38° 34.214 W 121° 29.308
10S E 631677 N 4270169
A bit of color for the neighborhood.
Waymark Code: WMKVTB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2014
Views: 5
A simple arrangement of 9X9 rows (81) steel tubes painted in a rainbow color scheme on a concrete and steel base. It is listed as Untitled in the SRIS but is also known as Rainbow Poles. Most people I know just say the pipes on 16th and Q. The owner is listed as the Fuller Obrien Paint Company, which used to be located at the site, the nearby business is now a blood bank.
TITLE: Untitled
ARTIST(S): Saul Bass
DATE: 1965
MEDIUM: Steel
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000657
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Prominent Landmark at corner of 16 and Q Streets in Midtown Sacramento.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
The property on which the piece is located was once a Fuller O'Brien Paint Store. The site is now a blood bank known as Blood Source.
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