Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian Quadrant explained
| Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian Quadrant |
| Artist: | Eugene Sturman |
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| City: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian Quadrant is a 1985 metal sculpture by Eugene Sturman, installed in Los Angeles, California.[1] The 33-foot bronze and stainless steel artwork was valued at $250,000 as of 1985.[2]
The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994. The following description is used in the survey: " four main elements which form a quadrant, representing the four corners of the earth or four points of the celestial sphere, and two long conical shapes which encompass a time capsule."[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Eugene Sturman, Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian Quadrant, Los Angeles . 2022-09-22 . Public Art in LA . 2020-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201111195728/http://www.publicartinla.com/Downtown/figueroa/cabrillo1.html . live .
- Web site: 1985-06-16 . Sculpture Links Past and Future : Time Capsule Incorporated in Tribute to Discoverer Cabrillo . 2022-09-22 . . en-US . 2022-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922132213/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-16-re-3001-story.html . live .
- Web site: Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian Quadrant, (sculpture). . 2022-09-22 . Smithsonian Institution . 2022-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220922132215/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~%21siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~%21319020~%210#focus . live .
