Wind Dancing - Santa Barbara, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 34° 24.714 W 119° 50.922
11S E 238166 N 3811508
This kinetic sculpture is located near the University of California at Santa Barbara Art Museum and the campus book store.
Waymark Code: WMEW6C
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/12/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member silverquill
Views: 4

Wind Dancing is one of several Smithsonian Sculptures on the UC Santa Barbara campus. It can be found near a walkway overlooking the lagoon, between the Art Museum and the UCSB Bookstore.

The sculpture consists of a vertical mounting post with two metal circles that are each capable of rotating independantly around an offset point from the edge of the circle.

TITLE: Wind Dancing

ARTIST(S): sculptor: Meryl Taradash, (1953- ); engineer: Joe Welch; fabricator: Wayne La Pierre & Metal Masters, Inc.

DATE: 1992

MEDIUM: Painted and polished aluminum, painted steel, stainless steel

CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74560004

Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]

PHYSICAL LOCATION:
UC, Santa Barbara, University Art Museum, Outside museum Santa Barbara, California 93106


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