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DESCRIPTION: assemblage of four painted steel sculptures in the form of a burned-out "shotgun"-style house's remaining framework, with four "stanzas" of stenciled text within the roof components
This artwork was installed in tandem with historic interpretive text panels, composed by Dr. Alison Rose Jefferson, that encircle the adjacent sports field and illuminate the local history of the earlier African American neighborhood. The public artwork was dedicated on February 28, 2021.
Banks' concept of the "Shotgun house" framework is detailed in her artist's statement:
Artist's Statement: "A Resurrection in Four Stanzas" Is a shotgun house delineated in four metal sculptures at full architectural scale:PORCH: the stage, shared life public between private, relaxation DOOR: threshold, between inside and outside, safety ROOF & ATTIC: stored memories, family life, the highest point on the house WINDOW: framed views, light source, day dreaming "
This artwork was installed in tandem with historic interpretive text panels, composed by Dr. Alison Rose Jefferson, that encircle the adjacent sports field and illuminate the local history of the earlier African American neighborhood. The public artwork was dedicated on February 28, 2021.
Banks' concept of the "Shotgun house" framework is detailed in her artist's statement:
Artist's Statement: "A Resurrection in Four Stanzas" Is a shotgun house delineated in four metal sculptures at full architectural scale:PORCH: the stage, shared life public between private, relaxation DOOR: threshold, between inside and outside, safety ROOF & ATTIC: stored memories, family life, the highest point on the house WINDOW: framed views, light source, day dreaming "
LOCATION: Historic Belmar Park, 4th Street entrance, Santa Monica, California, USA
FOUR STANZAS:
HISTORIC INTERPRETIVE TEXT PANELS:
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