Wildlife Wall - Gallivan Utah Center - Salt Lake City, UT - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

Located at the northern perimeter of the Gallivan Utah Center, these art pieces, titled, "Wildlife Wall", are described by the Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog as: "Forty-eight plates engraved with children's drawings." and "Forty-eight school children made the drawings for the sculpture."

Their dimensions are listed as: "Approx. 70 in. x 27 ft. x 1/4 in."

This is, quite frankly, a very fun sculpture. All kinds of animals are depicted, drawn by the school children - 48 in all. A few of the children even chose to do landscapes instead of animals, but animals are clearly the over-riding theme of this piece of art. An interesting concept, to take children's artwork and set them in bronze, displaying them all together.

The "Wildlife Wall" is situated in Gallivan Utah Center, on the northern edge of the central plaza. It is on the west wall of the a new two-story building, recently added to the plaza. Galivan Utah Center occupies much of the inner block bounded by State Street, 200 South, Main Street, and 300 South.

The John W. Gallivan Utah Center is furnished with an array of unique art projects, an amphitheater, an ice rink and pond, a huge outdoor chess board, and an aviary. Its inviting atmosphere is complemented with performance areas of all sizes, lots of seating, intimate spaces and vantage points that make the Center a comfortable and fun place to enjoy the activities, casual strolling or "people watching."

The Center provides a focal point for the downtown crowd to gather for lunch or a short reprieve from the day's hectic work schedule. Special events such as exhibits, fairs, performances, parades, festivals and holiday celebrations make the John W. Gallivan Utah Center a lively and exciting gathering place year-round.

TITLE: Wildlife Wall ARTIST(S): Day Christensen DATE: 1993 MEDIUM: Bronze with red, blue, and yellow patina. CONTROL NUMBER: IAS UT000035 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: This wall of bronzed wildlife drawings are on the west wall of the newest building in Gallivan Utah Center. It is located along 200 South at the northern edge of the plaza, centrally located between the Utah One Building and the Marriot Hotel. DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted.

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