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Artist/Creator (1)	Richards, Peter
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	environmental artist, sculptor
Artist/Creator (2)	Gonzalez, George
Artist/Creator (2).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (2).Role	artist, sculptor, master mason
Title/Caption	Wave Organ
Larger Work/Entity	Marina Jetty, San Francisco Bay
Site/Creative Center	San Francisco, California (United States)
Date of Work	1986
Description of View	General view of Marina Jetty with artwork
Notes	The 'Wave Organ' is a large-scale acoustic sculpture activated by waves in the San Francisco Bay. Project Location: Marina Jetty, San Francisco, CA. Sponsor/Developer: The Exploratorium [a San Francisco science museum], private donations. Project Description: 'Wave Organ' consists of 30 concrete pipes, three and four inches in diameter, which extend out into the tidal waters of San Francisco Bay. The site provides an intimate place for visitors to listen to the changing tides by placing their ears against the exposed ends of the pipes. A stone and cement terrace was designed by the artists and constructed from the remains of demolished buildings deposited at the jetty. [The Marina Jetty was constructed of material from a demolished cemetery. Pieces of carved marble and granite found in the jetty were reused in building the 'Wave Organ'. 'Sound is created by the impact of waves against the pipe ends and the subsequent movement of the water in and out of the pipes.' See 'The Wave Organ' at The Exploratorium website http://www.exploratorium.edu/visit/plan_your_visit/wave_organ/]
Technique/Process	sculpture, architecture, masonry
Materials/Medium	25 PVC and concrete pipes, stone and cement terrace
Century	20th Century
Subject	Sculpture, American Sculpture, 20th Century Public art Sound sculpture Jetties (erosion protection works) Musical instruments Tides
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 II
Set/Project Author(s)	ART on FILE, 1990
Reference Number	Art on File PAII-1(7)-1
Collection Title	Sculpture (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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