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Artist/Creator (1)	Rigan, Otto B. (born 1950)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	American
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist, sculptor
Title/Caption	Cortez Arc
Date of Work	1989
Description of View	Detail view featuring the rough cut natural side of the stone
Notes	Located in Cortez Park, 35th Avenue and Dunlap, Phoenix, AZ. Sponsor/Developer: Phoenix Arts Commission Percent-for-Art Program. Project Description: This sculpture consists of five upright marble slabs, each eight feet tall, and arranged like spokes in a semicircle. It is located on an island in a lagoon at the center of Cortez Park, and can be reached by way of a footbridge. The green-edged laminated glass, fitted into slots in the stone, catches the blazing desert sunlight in different ways all day. The island plaza area, upon which the rocks stand, provides a concrete wall for visitor seating. The effect is of a quiet mini-environment set within the very active surrounding park. The arc arrangement of Rigan's work faces due south. Project History: Financing for the project came through the Phoenix Arts Commission's Percent-for-Art Program, and was generated by the Phoenix Parks, Recreation and Library Department. Additional funding came from the city's Water and Wastewater Department. The initial piece of stone for this work weighed 17 tons, and was cut at the quarry into the five pieces. Rigan used laser-guided diamond-edged saws to cut the slots where glass was to be inlaid. Rigan minimized the amount of glass to make the sculpture less vulnerable to vandalism.
Technique/Process	sculpture
Materials/Medium	New Mexican marble (Apache golden vein marble) and laminated and mirrored 1/4 in. plate glass
Dimensions	5 pieces. Overall dimensions: ca. 8 x 14 x 7 ft. Each piece, approximate dimensions (Ht. x W x D): ca. 5 to 8 ft. x 32 in. x 17 in.
Century	20th Century
Location.Current Site/City & Country	Phoenix, Arizona (United States)
Location.Current Repository	Cortez Park
Subject	Sculpture, American Sculpture, 20th Century Public art
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-42(4)-3
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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