Sonja Henie Ice Fountain, (sculpture)
Object Details
- sculptor
- Nesjar, Carl 1920-
- contractor
- Cadegan, William
- Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
- Image on file.
- Hubert, Christian, "Art at the Olympics: A Survey of the National Fine Arts Program," National Fine Arts Committee, 1980, pg. 61.
- The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
- Summary
- A fountain with three parallel, elbow-shaped beams holding five spheres, suggesting a human figure, and symbolic of the Olympic Games. The spheres are made from narrow tubes of steel from which fine drops of water spray. In warm weather, droplets roll slowly down them, creating the impression that the spheres are rotating. In cold weather, ice accumulates on the spheres. The fountain is installed on a stone and cement base with floodlights on each corner.
- Culture
- Norwegian
- Dedicated Feb. 14, 1980
- Control number
- IAS NY001076
- Type
- Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
- Sculptures-Fountain
- Sculptures
- Medium
- Fountain: steel; Base: granite and cement
- Owner/Location
- Lake Placid Convention & Visitors Center Olympic Center Lake Placid New York 12946
- Title
- Sonja Henie Fountain, (sculpture)
- Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
- Topic
- Homage--Henie, Sonja
- Abstract--Geometric
- Ethnic
- Occupation--Sport--Skating
- Performing Arts--Theater--Performer
- Ceremony--Festival--Olympics
- Figure
- Emblem
- Record ID
- siris_ari_341124
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
