Barking Sands - Honolulu, Oahu, HI - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Prince Kuhio Federal Building, formally the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building and United States Courthouse, is the official seat of the United States federal government and its local branches of various agencies and departments in the state of Hawaii.

"In 1975 the General Services Administration commissioned Peter Voulkos to create a sculpture for the Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Honolulu. The architects envisioned "a voluptuous bronze or dark metal piece" (quoted in Thalacker, The Place of Art in the World of Architecture, 1980). Voulkos named this work Barking Sands after the airfield where he and his "old buddies" were stationed during World War II. The geometric, curving forms were designed to be seen not only from the plaza, but also from high above in the building. The art community in Honolulu loved the sculpture but wanted it to be more visible, so they moved it to the inland side of the building in 1978. The completed work measures 6 by 5 by 25 feet." (visit link)

TITLE: Barking Sands, (sculpture) ARTIST(S): Voulkos, Peter DATE: 1977 MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75002795 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Federal Building, Hakekauwila Street, Honolulu, Hawaii DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: The sculpture is supported by concrete blocks and resting on sand. The base is surrounded with a wood structure.

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