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 4028 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 WHEN THE SUN MEETS THE SEA Artist: Shan Shan Sheng (San Francisco, CA) Type: Suspension Sculpture Materials: cold cast glass and natural pigment Size: 30x 140 x 30 feet Location: 1000 International Blvd; 78406 Corpus Christi International Airport, Interior Cost: $106,000 Year: 2004 Commission: Arts & Cultural Commission The work consists of forty translucent, organically shaped panels which are suspended from the ceiling. The sculpture was inspired by the colors and nature in and around Corpus Christi. STRIKE FORCE FOUR Artist: William Wilhelmi (Corpus Christi, TX) Type: Mural Materials: ceramic tile Size: 20 square feet Location: 2338 Rodd Field Rd; 78414 Fire Station #4, Exterior Cost: $5,000 Year: 2005 Commission: Arts & Cultural Commission The scene depicts the Firehouse’s mascot, a scorpion, centered inside a Maltese Cross with a water hose tail that is extinguishing a fire and a jaws of life claw. The mural also depicts the Corpus Christi Fire Department shield and a fire truck. CLASSIC CHILDREN’S STORY BOOKS Artist: Michelle Smythe (Rockport, TX) & Day Wheeler (Corpus Christi, TX) Type: Paintings Materials: acrylic on wood Size: 8 x 2.1 feet each Location: 805 Comanche St; 78401 Mary and Jeff Bell Children’s Library of the La Retama Central Library, Interior Cost: Unknown Year: 2005 Donation: Private Donors Twelve acrylic paintings on wood depict the classic children’s story books: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Book of Nonsense, Aesop’s Fables, The Three Little Pigs, Tales of Uncle Remus, Pinocchio, Rapunzel, Pecos Bill, Black Beauty, Charlotte’s Web, Mother Goose, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk and Treasure Island. 58. 59. 60.