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Artist/Creator (1)	Miss, Mary (born 1944)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist, sculptor
Artist/Creator (2)	Eckstut, Stanton
Artist/Creator (2).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (2).Role	architect
Artist/Creator (3)	Childs, Susan
Artist/Creator (3).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (3).Role	landscape architect
Artist/Creator (4)	John J. Kassner & Company
Artist/Creator (4).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (4).Role	engineering firm
Title/Caption	South Cove
Date of Work	Designed 1985. Fabricated 1986-1987. Dedicated July 12, 1988.
Description of View	Detail view: north promenade view from tower
Notes	Photograph courtesy of Mary Miss. Located at South End Avenue of the Esplanade, Battery Park City, Manhattan, New York, NY. Sponsor/Developer: Battery Park City Authority. Project Description: In collaboration with architect Stanton Eckstut and landscape architect Susan Child, the artist created a space that brings the public into more intimate contact with the Hudson. Two walkways, a lookout tower, an island, a bowed footbridge and a semi-circular jetty all swirl together at one end of this space to create a complete shoreline environment. The two walkways, which hug the cove, are paved boardwalk-style in wood, and hexagonal pavers are used throughout the Esplanade along the Hudson. The walkways lead to the lookout, the island, the footbridge and the semi-circular jetty. Wooden railings and lamposts with nautical blue fixtures separate the public from surging tides that play off the graduated pilings in the water and the wooden details of the seawall. Because the park surrounds a cove, the designers wanted nature to play a prominent role. Blueberry, sumac and wild roses mix with the rocky 'shoreline' that separates the lower and upper levels. A light honey-locust canopy shades a network of crooked paths that ramble through grasses, pines and bayberry. New York's maritime past is also a vital presence at South Cove. Wood prevails along the water's edge and often is continued right out into the water -- engaging the Hudson in a manner that suggests the active trade and commerce of previous centuries. Project History: The Battery Park City's Fine Arts Program was established in February 1982. It was intended to compliment the site's acclaimed architecture and public spaces with appropriate and significant works of art, to enhance the public environment and the enjoyment of people working and living at Battery Park City. The Program was conceived as a parallel to the Percent-for-Art policies adopted by New York City as a means to acquire works of arts for public areas. The Battery Park City Fine Arts Committee is an independent group of professionals from the art and architecture communities, who serve pro bono. The Committee advises the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) by recommending appropriate sites for works of public art and artists to create unique works for these locations. The Program is financed by revenues BPCA receives from its lease agreements with private developers who are building at Battery Park City. [For more information see Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (Siris) entry on South Cove, (sculpture). http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=O30626391N6V3.89341&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!317991~!0&ri=1&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=miss,+mary&index=.AW&uindex=&aspect=Keyword&menu=search&ri=1
Technique/Process	architecture, sculpture, landscape architecture
Materials/Medium	Complex: wood, steel, wire mesh, water, concrete, stone, lighting. Sculpture: steel, stone, and wood
Dimensions	Sculpture, Ht.: ca. 18 ft. Base, Ht. x Diam.: ca. 3 x 30 ft. Site: 2.5 acres
Century	20th Century
Location.Current Site/City & Country	New York, New York (United States)
Subject	Architecture, American Sculpture, American Architecture, 20th Century Landscape architecture Public art Piers (marine landings) Walkways
Publisher	ART on FILE
Publisher.Location	ART on FILE. 1837 East Shelby St. Seattle, Washington 98112 (United States). www.artonfile.com
Set/Project Title	New Directions in Public Art: Part IV
Reference Number	Art on File PAIV-30(5)-3
Collection Title	Architecture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu/ah_copyright.html

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