Sunset Spiral - San Antonio, TX - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The Sunset Spiral is a fountain made from offset slabs of Sunset red granite forming a partial spiral. The 10 foot high, 8 foot wide red granite fountain stands in the center of a 15 ft diameter basin that is part of the fountain design. This base is made from pre-cast concrete imbedded with granite chips.
This Sunset Spiral fountain is found at the corner of the Bank of America building in the heart of downtown San Antonio, near the intersections of Convent and Navarro Streets. The official address is 300 Convent Street, San Antonio, TX.
The sculptor was an internationally acclaimed artist, the late Richard Harrell Rogers, who was based here in San Antonio. There are several pieces of sculpture in the San Antonio area created by the late Richard Harrell Rogers. Born in 1941, he was a quadriplegic artist who designed and created large metal sculptures as well as designing improvements to wheelchairs for which he was granted 5 patents. Many of his works are on permanent display at the McNay Museum in San Antonio, but there are also several large public art displays dotted around San Antonio that are easily accessible to view at any time.

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TITLE: Sunset Spiral ARTIST(S): Richard Harrell Rogers, sculptor; Russ Meier, fabricator; Richard Keating, architect; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, architectural firm; Meier Brother, fabricators, Cold Spring Granite Company, contractor DATE: 1985 MEDIUM: Sculpture: Sunset red granite; Base: pre-cast concrete with granite chip basin CONTROL NUMBER: IAS TX000680 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: 300 Convent Street San Antonio, TX 78205 (near intersection of Convent Street and Navarro Street) DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Interfirst Plaza has changed names to Bank of America Plaza. Richard Harrell Rogers died Nov 8, 2012, so this date of death should be included on his listings along with his date of birth, which is already listed.

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