Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 4024 C I T Y O F C O R P U S C H R I S T I , T E X A S P U B L I C A R T C O L L E C T I O N ORION’S BELT Artist: Robert Perless (Greenwich, CT) Type: Sculpture Materials: stainless steel Size: 55 x 14 x 28 feet each Location: 1068 Shoreline Blvd; 78401 Cost: $200,000 Year: 2002 Commission: Arts & Cultural Commission Three 55 foot stainless steel kinetic wind vanes on 28 foot tall pylons are wind–seeking sculptures installed in the pattern of the navigable stars in the “belt” of the Orion Constellation. The three primary stars are: Ainitak, Alnilam, and Mintaka. This sculpture draws on sky charts and maritime navigation history and Perless designed the highly engineered vanes to be sensitive to orient upwind in a fraction of a knot. SISTER CITY PEACE POLE Artist: Aloe Tile Works (Corpus Christi, TX) Type: Sculpture Materials: ceramic tile Size: 10 x 10 x 72 inches Location: I-37, between Mesquite and Chaparral St; 78401 Sister Cities Parkway Cost: $3,000 Year: 2002 Donation: Sister City Committee; Arts & Cultural Commission Corpus Christi currently has a Sister City relationship with 7 international cities: Agen, France; Keelung, Taiwan; Monterrey, Mexico; Playa del Carmen, Mexico; Toledo, Spain; Veracruz, Mexico; and Yokosuka, Japan. “Sister City Peace Pole” celebrates those Sister City relationships and the Sister City Program which is designed to foster cultural development and global understanding among countries. SWIMMER Artist: Toni Lucario Ford (Friendswood, TX | Deceased) Type: Mural Materials: ceramic tile Size: 4 x 4 feet Location: 1520 W. Shely St; 78404 HEB Pool, Exterior Cost: $2,500 Year: 2002 Commission: Arts & Cultural Commission The mural is a whimsical mosaic depicting a swimmer with goggles. 48. 49. 47.