Grand Rapids Sculpture and Fish Ladder - Facade detail

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

The image shows a geometric, concrete fish ladder facade with angular lines and shadows.

The image shows a geometric, concrete fish ladder facade with angular lines and shadows.

Name/Title

Grand Rapids Sculpture and Fish Ladder - Facade detail

Entry/Object ID

1975.3.1.2

Description

2 of 3. Image in a reddish pink color. Concrete walls that have rectangles. The backward wall is vertical with an uneven top and a window below. The wall on the left slopes down to the right.

Type of Print

Collotype

Category

Vault, Architecture

Made/Created

Artist

Joseph E. Kinnebrew

Date made

1975

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

5-7/8 in

Width

8-7/8 in

General Notes

Note

Expanded Wall Label: This work commemorates that installation of the Fish Ladder. Built in 1974 along the Grand River in Grand Rapids, Michigan, it was designed as both an interactive public installation and aid for spawning fish struggling to bypass the newly constructed Sixth Street Dam. Designed early in Joseph Kinnebrew's career, the installation drew on the Brutalist style of architecture with its use of raw concrete and rugged appearance.