Amanogawa - Baltimore, Maryland
N 39° 17.433 W 076° 36.356
18S E 361506 N 4350249
Abstract sculpture composed of 5 marble elements, including a central oval shape encircled by a strip of stainless steel and encrusted by 2 piers. 4 other smaller elements are before the larger one. All elements include rough and smooth stone
Waymark Code: WM7Z3C
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2009
Views: 15
Not the typical abstract sculpture one finds in a park. This is spread out in several pieces and has a very odd name to boot. The most interesting piece is the largest segment which resembles a stone disk or sphere held over the ground by two stone collars. A metal strap wraps around the center if the sphere. This piece is 6 or 7 feet off the ground.
Description
Abstract sculpture composed of five marble elements, including a central oval shape encircled by a strip of stainless steel and encrusted by two piers. Four other smaller elements are before the larger one. All elements include rough and smooth stone. The sculpture is set directly on the ground.
Remarks
The sculpture was fabricated as part of the first International Sculpture Symposium of Baltimore in Sept.-Oct. of 1976 at Shot Tower Park. The symposium was funded for $16,500 by the Mayor of Baltimore and the Board of Recreation and Parks. A nearby plaque reads: ROBERT DUBOURG/BALTIMORE MARYLAND/SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM 1977. For related reading see: Leslie M. Freudenheim's "Baltimore's Public Art 1960-1980," Baltimore: Scheidereith & Sons, 1980; and Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987.
IAS files contain: newspaper article from The Sun (Baltimore, MD), Sept. 10, 1976; News American (Baltimore, MD), May 25, 1977; a press release from the Mayor of Baltimore's Office, Oct. 19, 1976; newspaper articles from The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), July 30, 1976, Nov. 15, 1976; an excerpt from the catalog "International Sculpture Symposium of Baltimore at the Shot Tower, 1976.
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