Wind Harps - Damascus, MD
Posted by: 
vhasler
N 39° 14.751 W 077° 13.457
18S E 308054 N 4346417
When the wind blows, these set of three harps are to create a sound.
Waymark Code: WMDX9H
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2012
Views: 10
At the front of the regional park, three large (30 x 18 x 10 ft) steel tapered arcs, painted red, have aluminum crescents at top laced with stainless steel wires. A wind activated sound sculpture.
The base in inscribed with "WIND HARPS" RODNEY CARROLL 1993 signed
The piece is easily seen from the roadway. Some preservation by repainting will be needed soon.
Many thanks to Searcher28 for the correct coordinates.
TITLE: Wind Harps
ARTIST(S): Rodney Carroll
DATE: Nov 1993
MEDIUM: Aluminum harps with stainless steel strings on painted steel I-Beams mounted on a cement base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MD000110
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Next to entrance of Regional Park on Kings Valley Road in Damascus, Maryland.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
One string is broken. Some paint is flaking.
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