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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993 Outdoor Sculpture Survey r Sterlin C. Evans Library IP - Texas A &M University AL ••••• College Station, Texas 77843 -5000 (409) 845 -8111 Fax (409) 845 -6238 June 23, 1993 Stephen C. Beachy Parks and Recreation 1000 Krenek Tap Road College Station, TX 77840 Dear Steve: I am sending herewith copies of the two survey questionnaires we completed on outdoor sculptures in College Station parks. Perhaps you will want to add these documents to your files on the two parks or to some other files you maintain. For the wooden sculptures in Oaks Park I have included copies of a couple of articles we have in the Archives. Sincerely yours, Charles R. Schultz University Archivist ; -t * i . ,_ a . _. : . SOS! Sur\ ey Questionnaire t• Outdoor Sculpture:, !\atiena in tor the ■ onservano! ,•! Cultural Propert; - 3�A� is Street, NV% t1 d. ►�,nctor . D. 2000' (1-800-421-13K - ` the entire form carefully before beginning the Lions of the SOS' Survey Questionnaire for each tom- sun e". ponent and staple them together • Type or print using a ballpoint pen when filling out • If possible, attach a photograph, photocopy, slide or - this fora. Legibility i- critica: other reproduction of the sculpture to this torm. • Do not guess at the information: an answer of • Refer to SOS' Handbook for further clarification of "Unknown' i- more helpful. terminology. • for sculptures with several separate sculptural • Contact your local SOS' Project Coordinator if you components. complete one questionnaire for the have any questions. entire work It necessary, complete relevant sec- r i I' PART 1: BASIC DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION Title of Work iii unsure, note ' unknown' ; if artist named work "lintitied, note accordingly) -- • — -AChara!�.t - 'tcr — — — -- -- Alternate Titlels - Priman Artistlst 4/ T. �cl� - P ersonts, respons for the ove rall conception and creation of the work. Frequently the artist's name will , appear toward the back. lower edge or another inconspicuous place on the sculpture, follow ed by the abbrevi- ations "Sc " "Scutp" for sculptor /sculpted. Other Collaborators (check as many as apply). Carver _ Designer — Architect ^ Other (Designate role. e.g., landscape architect. engineer) — 11 t Foundry/Fabricator If the piece was cast, the foundry name or monogram symbol, as well as cast date, ma' appear on the base of the sculpture or another inconspicuous place. J Execution Date (often found by sculptor's namle) Other Dates (check as mart as apply) Other dates to report might hude e date the sculpture was commissioned, copyrighted, cast (oftenlound -I d the hi beside the foundry's name) or dedicated. y • Cast _•Copyright K Dedicatee Q1,3-* , 1 1 i . i. t 1 ' :_. - . i s I 1 Media (material(s) sculpture base made of) i Sculpture: __ Ceramic — Concrete = 1 Glass X.Metal _ Plastic _ Stone _ Water _ Wood ' - Undetermined _ Other (specify) 1 If known, name specific medium (e.g.. bronze, Cor -Ten steel, oak. fiberglass) Base (if media differs from sculpture. please indicate) Ceramic — Concrete Glass _ Metal 4 _ - Plastic — Stone _ Water _ Wood _ - Undetermined — Other specify) If known, name specific medium (e.g., granite, marble, limestone, concrete) - 29D Aft5G • Was information obtained by direct observation? X Yes _ No If no, attach photocopy of source. Approximate Dimensions (indicate unit of measure) ('/0 ~ 74 AP 01 mist, I Always measure from the tallest and widest points. OAF - f .yLt it 6 #3" i Sculpture: Height Lj t /0' Width Depth or Diameter Base: Height Width Depth or Diameter 1 Markings /Inscriptions (check as many- as apply) 1 Is the artist's signature visible on the piece? J. Yes, examined and found signature 1 -No, examined sculpture /base but did not see any signature _ Unable to determine, couldn't get close enough to check 1 If signature is visible, record here: 1 Does the work have foundry /fabricator marks? 1 Y.Yes, examined and found foundry marks ' No, examined sculpture,'base but did not see foundry mark _ unable to determine, couldn't get close enough to check i i If foundry mark /mark is visible, record here: _ a a ,. ,(*Y 6RO/ Lg9 Record the signaturets) and any additional markings or inscriptions that appear on the sculpture or base. 1 Indicate their location (e.g., back of base, lower left). Use a slash (1) to indicate separate lines of inscription. ?5 1 Record the text of any associated nearby identification or commemorative plaque,. td /ZI. >fthd h P /ata s_ air _ _at /;, _ a- l7Cc ___td_ • Are any inscriptions badly worn or unreadable? UYes No _ _ linable to determine PART I1: LOCATION /JURISDICTION INFORMATION The sculpture is currently located at Street address or site location f r - j e ‘ 8 5 i g J91A Ft 7e, / ` I�C7 City __6C�Z lcyl County 8/Q0R$ _ State 7 X Owner/Administrator (name of agency, institution or individual that currently owe or administers the sculp- ture and is responsible for its long -term care) • CL Name f Of - _ 5 .[.� Department /Division , : hd ,*fI e,Zll/4 Street Address f /4r — / 0 ?a d_ /gip Cite _ 2 State 71 Zip Code 771 0 - Contact Name�> 6�C� Telephone ( • p 9� � 7G4 3773 If sculpture has been moved, please list former location(s) or owner(s). 29 • 1 e Environmental Setting (The general vicinity and immediate locale surrounding a sculpture play a major role = in its overall condition.) Location Type (check as many as apply to immediate surroundings) _ - Battlefield Bridge Cemetery — College Campus — Courthouse — Garden Library Municipal Building X Park — — — Post Office - Religious Building - Plaza %Courtyard __ _ _ Sports Facility — State Capitol • School _ — — Town Square Traffic Circie Transit Facility Zoo _ Other (specify) _ -- -- — General Vicinity (check as many as apply) • - Rural (low population, open land) Suburban (residential setting near a major city) • Urban /metropolitan Town - Coastal (bordering salt water) _ Desert Plains (valley or plateau lands) Mountain Immediate Locale (check as many as apply) , �F Industrial Ii - Street/ Roadside (within 20 feet) 11 __ Tree Covered (overhanging branches or trees nearby) Is the sculpture in a protected setting? (check if applicable) - Protected from the elements (e.g., niche, canopy) . — Protected from the public (e g., fenced) Any other significant environmental factor (i.e., near airport or subway)? 1 • 1 k Z' is PART III: CONDITION INFORMATION Structural Condition (check as man as apply ; " Instability in the sculpture and its base can be detected hY a number of factors Indicators may be obvious or subtle. Visually examine the sculpture and its has Sculpture Base .: Is the armature /internal support unstable /exposed' _ (look for signs of exterior rust) _ Any evidence of structurally instability' _ - (look for cracked joints, missing mortar or caulking or plant growth! _ Any broken or missing parts? — (look for elements (i.e., sword, rifle, nose) that are missing due to vandalism, fluctuating weather conditions,etc. Any cracks, splits, breaks or holes' A. _ (look for fractures, straight -line or branching, which could indicate uneven stress or weakness in the material) Surface Appearance (check as mar as apply) Sculpture Base Bird guano (e.g., bird droppings, other animal /insect remains) — Black crusts — - • Etched, pitted or otherwise corroded (usually applies to metal) — _ Metallic staining (e.g., run-off from copper, iron, etc.) X L Organic growth (e.g., moss, algae, lichen or vines) X White crusts i Chalky or powder (applies to stone only) - .1_1 Granular, sugary or eroding (applies to stone only) E Spatting or sloughing (applies to stone only) __ (parallel splitting off of the surfaces) Other (e.g., applied adhesives, spray paint, graffiti, gouges) • Does water collect in recessed areas of the sculpture and /or base' - J1'es K No linable to determine 7. s i 3.1 ai ri p r Surface Coating Does there appear to be a coating? Yes Y. N _ Unable to determine IE known, identify type of coating._ Varnished Waxed _Unable to determine ti Gilded — Painted — — Is the coating in good condition? Yes N — Unable to determine Basic Surface Condition Assessment (check one) In your opinion, what is the general appearance of condition of the sculpture? In urgent need of treatment '-Would benefit from treatment _ Unable to determine Y P ART IV: OVERALL DESCRIPTION .. Briefly describe the sculpture, its subject /theme and its overall con For figurative works, use the abbre- viations PR (proper right) and PL (proper left) to indicate the on Ieft base f th ing the same direction - e statue from the • hve of the statue (i.e., your right or left side if you were positioned 1 the statue). For abstract works, describe the predominant forms, colors, shapes and textures. For descriptions s , of either abstract and figurative pieces, avoid judgmental language. For condition, indicate any broken or t missing parts and describe evidence of cracks, graffiti, etc. J inl� —_175 r o.10/ it _ ___‘11_71)----AL----rla t _ etd---erf-i-g-- __ illiel--Ze/tes/la-Ati-tig-----b-1 C-- -del rI a rAs/ — rx rs : t _11tad - � 7(t L -___ i friygd—le"-4_15____Ixtd-41 ___At_Xnel---,- 1 ibt___A€4444---ti___d_ar_a__,Ii4itibi__14--4_d____011141 _flare. _ # -Ise _milit _Y05 _OW —1 - :! � j`- -sd I s crt iw ra,s • 111 _ _____r_40,7____a41-0- litricAt_e_t.n10444--- iieditiltt_ 34,g___ rte- 4 w I - _there -t A- IthCe4l ls— - rte- r i n n nj- ae4 y P.R. 1t3 abort 'fit anKlt. E ;` 4 , I , . . a i 1 PART %': SUPPLEMENTAL BACKGROUND MATERIALS tht addition to ��our on -site survey, any supplemental ss on nc patronage or funding, of provide as well as In subject, to the historical comet g artist ry tion treatment subj When citing sources, provide enough detail to enable publisher, _ re ea researchers treatment hisform 0n ea be welcomed g ou a uthor clearly bhshe researchers to locate the information easily. Include and attach. t Make sure attached (i.e., author, title, p date, pages) If Possible, photocopy source materials fied _- Book Magazine or journal article — I,tiewspaper article or account - — _ _ materials - -- — — Unpublished archival or manuscript rik Other (specify) — -- — --- - Where a photograph or illustration.of the work be obtained? -__ 1 If photographic g attached, please identify type of image. 7S. Photograph Photocopy Slide • _ Illustratior. - -- _— Other (specify) _ ---- - - _ — _ — — 33 i i a 1 4 PART VI: SURVEYOR INFORMATIOt. AND WAIN EF. iI Date of On -site Survey b -��� .3 Waiver of Liability, Photographic and Data Rights far Volunteers, Agents or Employee Participants i I I acknowledge that 1 am a participant in Save Outdoor Sculpture!. a protect cosponsored by the National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property (MCI and the National Museum or American Art. 1 Smithsonian Institution. The protects purpose is to determine tht ocatian, description and basic condition of sculpture in the United States. to raise awareness about the condition of our nation's sculpture and to promote 1 its long -term care and matenance- . in I ( i , In furtherance of these objectives, I will record certain information on tt 5OS Survey Questionnaire, provide . certain illustrations and take certain photographs. I hereby declare that, to the extent these tent, illustrations 1 and photographs may be eligible for copyright protection, all of my rights and interest in them are hereby E waived. It is my intention to place these written works, illustrations and photographs in the public domain ! and I warrant that I will not assert any copyright claim in them t i I further declare and acknowledge that I am a volunteer, agent or employee for my sponsoring organization i i and am not a volunteer, agent or employee of the Smithsonian Institution or the NIC. I agree to hold harmless I the NIC and Smithsonian, its museums, bureaus, entities, employees and officials from anv and all damages, i injuries or claims that may arise out of my participation in the SOS! project. • T waiver shall be effective as of the date below. ] TM ti ' or Printel . ' of • nt - /� / � ' A arras i S* 54 _liZerp tj IV _= ♦ , j f State Zip - -• tweet Pa tcipant Or a 1 / , if Pill in blanks below- a tad retu is to you loc al 505? Project Coordinator. �,c — - -- g. Address A . . -h j j i /, _ /i€5 _ -- -City - r State _ Zip Code77113T ele have v i � "� W Z 1 • I fi rti 4 1 i$ • _ . _ � ? _.T — 4 '�! 1 1- ._.1� _ -ter ,,... $ - THE SCULPTOR ALBERT T. PEDULLA was born in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1962 and moved to the Brazos Valley in 1968. He was educated in the College Station Independent School District and graduated in 1980. He received a Fine Arts Degree in Sculpture and Drawing from Carnegie -Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in December, 1983. He was commissioned to do this sculpture at the age of 24 by the City of College Station. It was his first major commission, the first time he had worked in cast bronze, and the first time he had done a piece of sculpture for a governmental agency. THE STATUE i Anglo settlers were first attracted to what ultimately became Texas, by land grants they received from Spain and Mexico. Richard Carter received such a 1 grant from Mexico - a league of land which encompassed much of what is College Station today. Here, in October 1831, he staked his claim by 1 building a one -room cabin, making him the earliest 1 resident in the College Station area. This sculpture symbolizes the staking of the claim by Richard Carter which resulted in the settlement of College Station and the Brazos Valley. The sculpture was installed in 1986. 1 1 1 1 a 1 1 1 j 1 • 111?11S- ' ' a'( ..f.-_): Richard �- , r Park ; i College ;>,; ,;: _ _ 1 . ' I iii to . ,,.. • y , I Eagle photo by David EinseI - A special p 1 1 . i . 1 sculpture 1 t i 1 f, , .. . . :_ . "._-.,..: 1 _,,._,__,,,,_:: ,,._,::,,...._.,, _ , . __ for College Station 1 . 1 Il . i By HUGH NATIONS work. Staff Writer Judy LeUnes. chairman of the College Station I ometime during the next few months a sta- Parks and Recreation Board and a member of the - tue will be dedicated in College Station. oversight committee. said she neither liked nor t For both the city and the sculptor, the de- understood the earlier proposals. One, a cone- i dication will mark several firsts. shaped mass of arms reaching upward,-"made me 1 For College Station, it will be the first time the really nervous," she said. "It reminded me of dead') city has commissioned a piece of sculpture. and the and bodies." first time sculpture has graced one of the city parks. One of the problems. Mayor Gary Halter said, For sculptor Albert T. Pedulia, it will be his first was that the sculptor simply did not know what was I -- major commission, the first time he has worked in expected of him. R- . --.� -_ cast bronze. and the first time he has done a piece "No o ne had clued him in that the park had'anv- ofrsculptureTor alovetrimental agency. - thing to f6 with SesguiceritennTat;" Halter said, ' y j The city turned to One of its own for its first "and that it had anything to do with land grants." sculpture- Pedulla is the son of Albert Pedulla, an The city's idea. Halter said, was a work corn- - -• associate professor of building construction at Texas memorating the significance of land grants of all A&M University, and BeFerly Pedulla, a staff sorts in the history of the state and the Brazos Val - assistant in the Department of Veterinary Medicine. ley. Anglo settlers were first attracted to what ulti- _ The younger Pedulla is a product of South Knoll mately became Texas by land grants from Spain Elementary School, A&M Junior High School. and and Mexico. - I A &M Consolidated High School, from which he The final concept of the sculpture thus was vastly • graduated in 1980. different' from what had gone before. The piece Pedulla's sculpture is destined for Richard Carter final]. ar gure �proved by the committee is a life -site fi- Park, now being developed in College Station on about 6 feet 3 inches tall, driving in a stake the East Bypass' west frontage road. The pant with the blunt side of an axe. marks the site of the homestead of College Station's The s'_tue is not intended to be Richard Carter. V first white settler. .*The theme of the piece is man's need for a The st - me 1.'-at will finally be d 'ieated is far symbol. Pedulla ex explained. - ,•rr_ -.. t_ _ -- t it,. 4.01- ../ic: .vs-., ;cn� ..n• i �. p .. .. . 1 f or e e 1ot1 i I By HUGH NATIONS work I Staff Writer Judy Lelines. chairman of the College Station I ometime during the next few months a sta- lire will be dedicated in College Station. Parks and Recreation Board and a member of the oversight committee. said she neither liked nor S For both the cite and the sculptor, the de understood the earlier proposals. One, a cone- dicatiion will mark several firsts. shaped mass of arms reaching upward. - "made me I For College Station. it will be the first time the really nervous,• she said. it reminded me of city has commissioned a piece of sculpture, and the death and bodies. - first time sculpture has graced one of the city parks. OnP of the problems, Mayor Gary Halter said, For sculptor Albert T. Pedulla. it will be his first was that the sculptor simply did not know what was major commission, the first time he has worked in expected of him. ..--- cast bronze, and the first time he has. done_a piece "No one had clued him in that the park had`anv- of%sculpture Tor a'g agency. thing to do wiTh [fie Sesquiceii a idfaf," Halter said, The city turned to one of its own for its first "and that it had anything to do with land grants." sculpture. Pedulla is the son of Albert Pedulla, an The city's idea. Halter said. was a work corn- • li associate professor of building construction at Texas memorating the significance of land grants of all" f A &M University, and Beverly Pedulla, a staff sorts in the history of the state and the Brazos Val - assistant in the Department of Veterinary Medicine. The younger Pedulla is a product of South Knoll ley. Anglo settlers were first attracted to what ulti mately became Texas by land grants from Spain Elementary School, A &M Junior High School, and and Mexico. A&M Consolidated High School, from which he The final concept of the sculpture thus was vasuy graduated in 1980. different from what had gone before. The piece Pedulla's sculpture is destined for Richard Carter finally approved by the committee is a life -size fi- Park, now being developed in College Station on pure about 6 feet 3 inches tall, driving in a stake the Fast Bypass' west frontage road. The park with the blunt side of an axe. marks the site of the homestead of College Station s The statue is not intended to be Richard Carter- first white settler. The theme of the piece is man's need for a : The statue that will finally be dedicated is far symbol, .. Pedulla explained. different from what Pedulla originally conceived. "Richard Carter was the first settler in College '. Initially, Pedulla suggested a gateway for the Station. His real importance was in that he was the park. There were several otherroposals — includ- first person to be within a certain boundary. Why - mg a lighted acrylic cone emerging from a cloud he's famous is, he was the first.... It's really the and .a pool of water — before the final concept was idea being a symbol for the area. He's staking a approved. The earlier proposals got a cool recep- claim." Iron. One member of the committee overseeing the Pedulla said the sculpture is symbolic on three work called the reception to the first five concepts levels: The stake is a symbol to Richard Carter, r '' "very muted." Carter is a symbol to the area, and the statue itself E • ach in some fashion embodied a cone, a geometrical figure found in much of Pedulla's Turn to SCULPTURE, page 9E I 1\ 1 j ; � •-sue , ` . . Li r ., ; ' ' S 1 ..,-;".--' ) f - ;;:- 'i 64 ,„14- --4 7 " - . ;ii trlre +itttd or the s< <, a �/ I P • :- ). Front . u , " ; , - . a : " ¢ mass of &nu ) ��` s - �f 'tx „ ". '' an a pr of �� J ° `- 9` 7.r�. -. - ,,„p ->, ••t:.--, E-+ ., . < 4 l" c. a P , s i 1 i • I 1 1 1 1 1 •S/TE 1 i i • , . ., . , . Bryan - College Station- Eagle Sunday, September 14, 1986 , i I k{ Carter Park I honors ¶arly ioneer 1 1 p Abo ut 75 people braved..threaten- the University Drive and Harvey ing weather Saturday afternoon to Road exits, was "done in the spirit of t witness the dedication of College Sta- Richard Carter." tion's Richard Carter Park.,:g The park is crisscrossed with trails, The 71/2-acre park, Iota ' -just off and the site of a well that was dug by the East Bypass on B oswood Carter's slaves is highlighted. The Drive, is located on th riginal well was discovered in 1982. I homesite of Richard Carter,ian early pioneer who settled in this - area in The main feature of the park, 1831. Construction on the pii k began though. is a covered pavilion that will I just over a year ago. serve as an interpretative center. ' A prominent feature of thank is a Several plaques with historical in- sculpture of a settler driving ip proper formation about Carter and the home - I ty stake'With the flat end of an ax. It site will be displayed inside. was provided with funds from the Richard Carter, a native of Virgi- i Brazos County Fine Arts Cncil and nia, came to the site in 183 I ii part of` ' the Brazos County Sesquicentennial Stephen F. Austin's colony. be- Committee. came one of the area's wealthiest land • Marco A. Cisneros, ; ;assistant and slave owners, and was appointed director of the and recreat%n to the Pith board of commissioners of department, sat d the scuulp which ' Brazos County when it was created in can be seen from the bypetween 1841.