Guardian of water
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| Title | Guardian of water |
| Coverage-Year | 1935/1939~ |
| Description | Sculpture, granite, 12 feet in height |
| Interpretation | Example of a Works Progress Administration/Federal Arts Project sculpture. The woman’s body is based on the fluted water-storing column of a spiky native southwestern cactus. The jar she is carrying is shaped like the water gourds once used on desert trails. The artist comments: “The fountain base and supporting basin designs were founded on the idea of concentric ripples caused by water falling, drop by drop, into a still pool…a drum eight feet in diameter rises to support the granite transitional base under the figure. The textural effect of mosaic is repeated on the drum to stress the theme of the importance of water, Symbolic clouds pour water into dams and onto citrus groves.” For more information on the WPA/FAP see image: Holger Cahill. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Understanding Civilizations Through Art |
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| Author or Creator | Hord, Donal |
| Source | Art for the Millions: Essays from the 1930s by Artists and Administrators of the WPA Federal Art Project edited by Francis V. O’Connor, ISBN 0-812-0439-4, 317 p., 1973 (p.105) |
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| Collection Publisher | Illinois State Library |
| Rights Management Statement | Copyright Not Evaluated |
| Date Created | 37851 |
| Collection Title | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
| Collection | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community) |
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