Pteris Multifida - Dallas, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 46.635 W 096° 45.679
14S E 709674 N 3628811
Environmental structure installed in a lagoon. It snakes along the shores and arches and curves like a roller coaster.
Waymark Code: WM11NE3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/19/2019
Views: 1
Smithsonian Art Inventory"Commissioned as part of the Sesquicentennial renovation of the state fairgrounds at Fair Park. As an environmental piece, the sculpture protects the lagoon from erosion, creates a shelter for aquatic plants and organisms, and provides a place for visitors to stroll into the lagoon."
TITLE: Pteris Multifida
ARTIST(S): Patricia Johanson
DATE: 1986
MEDIUM: Colored gunite over reinforced concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 63760041
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PHYSICAL LOCATION:
1121 1st Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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