HomeMy WebLinkAbout8/13/2015 - City Arts Commission - 04 Staff Report Selection of Alternate Sculpture to Replace Mama Crusty_____________________________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION:
Based on input from the Sculpture Exhibition Ad Hoc Subcommittee, staff requests that the City Arts
Commission recommend that Tim Little’s Mama Crusty be replaced by Edwin Hamilton’s Pebble Series.
DISCUSSION:
Sculptor Tim Little has withdrawn his piece, Mama Crusty, from the 2015 Sculpture Exhibition in Civic
Center Park. The Sculpture Exhibition Ad Hoc Subcommittee considers Edwin Hamilton’s Pebble Series
as a suitable replacement.
Edwin Hamilton’s Pebble Series measures 5’ x 6.5’ x 3.5’ and weighs 10,500 lbs. It is carved from Sierra
White Granite and was completed in 2010. Mr. Hamilton’s honorarium is $5,100 and the piece has a
sale price of $75,000.
Due to its weight it will be cost prohibitive to site Pebble Series where Mama Crusty was originally
intended. The site for Pebble Series needs to be accessible by forklift, and the combined weight of the
sculpture and equipment surpasses the tolerance of the pedestrian bridges. The exhibition consultants
recommend that the site for Mama Crusty would be ideal for Patricia Vader's Sunflower because it is a
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FROM: Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director
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PREPARED BY: Tim Hetherton, Library Services Director
TITLE: Selection of alternate sculpture to replace Mama Crusty
large enough site to accommodate the concrete slab required for that piece (see Attachment A).
Sunflower can also be easily transported across pedestrian bridges in the park. The site originally
planned for Sunflower will then become an appropriate site in terms of installation for Pebble Series
because of its accessibility to the path (see Attachment B).
ATTACHMENTS A and B: proposed sites for sculpture
NOTICING:
This agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at
which the City Arts Commission considers the item).