Falling Water (sculpture)

Falling Water, also known as Aquamobile, is an outdoor 1972 sculpture and fountain by Lin Emery, installed outside the Bank of Oklahoma building (201 Robert S. Kerr Avenue) in Oklahoma City, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.[1]

Falling Water
Aquamobile
The sculpture in 2019
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ArtistLin Emery
Year1972 (1972)
Medium
  • Metal sculpture
  • stone fountain
LocationOklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coordinates35°28′12″N 97°31′00″W / 35.470046°N 97.516660°W / 35.470046; -97.516660

Description

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Plaque for the sculpture, 2019

The abstract and kinetic metal sculpture rests in a fountain with a stone basin. The basin's east side has holes which originally supported "Fidelity Bank" lettering.[1]

History

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The artwork was dedicated on January 28, 1972. It was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Falling Water, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 8, 2019.