Grand Rapids Sculpture and Fish Ladder - Water View

Print

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Calvin University Center Art Gallery

This abstract artwork features a contrasting interplay of dark and light geometric shapes, alongside intricate textures resembling ice formations, creating an engaging visual effect.

This abstract artwork features a contrasting interplay of dark and light geometric shapes, alongside intricate textures resembling ice formations, creating an engaging visual effect.

Name/Title

Grand Rapids Sculpture and Fish Ladder - Water View

Entry/Object ID

1975.3.1.3

Description

3 of 3. Image in reddish pink. Looks like a water fall or icicles hanging down from the top. At the bottom of the image, water splashes up.

Type of Print

Collotype

Category

Vault, Architecture

Made/Created

Artist

Joseph E. Kinnebrew

Date made

1975

Dimensions

Dimension Description

image size

Height

5-3/4 in

Width

8-1/4 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.