Snug Harbor Cultural Center

Richmond Ter., Tysen St., Kissel Ave., Henderson Ave.

Staten Island, 10301, 10310

Icon II

History

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This piece by sculptor Seena Donneson depicts a 10-foot-high abstract upright hourglass-shaped geometric form. Installed on Snug Harbor’s West Lawn and dedicated in 1980, the pre-cast red reinforced concrete work is modeled after a smaller stainless steel precursor called Icon. Icon II was originally created for the Snug Harbor Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Program, and eventually became part of the permanent collection. The piece was fabricated and donated by the Grow-Kiewit-MK Tunneling Corporation of New York. Donneson’s Nova Series III (1978), a similarly designed geometric piece, was located temporarily, outside the Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island.

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Icon II Details

Sculptor: Seena Donneson
Description: Upright X-form on plinth
Materials: Precast, Tuscan red reinforced concrete
Dimensions: H: 10' W: 5'9¼" D: 1'6"; Plinth H: 1' W: 7'1¼" L: 2'10"; Weight: 8,000 pounds
Cast: 1978
Dedicated: April 21, 1980
Fabricator: Grow-Kiewit - MK Tunneling Corporation
Donor: Grow-Kiewit - MK Tunneling Corporation
Inscription: [signed at base] Seena Donneson

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Community Board: 1
Council District: 49
Council Member: Deborah Rose
Park ID: R116
Acres: 83.30
Type: Historic House Park