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Penalba, Alicia,
Planter, Warren,
Tesconi (Firm),
Abstract
Figure group
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
The Great Double, (sculpture).
Artist:
Penalba
,
Alicia
,
1918-
,
sculptor
.
Planter, Warren, architect.
Tesconi (Firm), founder.
Title:
The Great Double, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Le Grand Double, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1971. 1973-1974.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 28 ft. x 122 in. x 98 in. (12 tons).
Inscription:
(On north side of east leg of tripod base:) A.
Penalba
Tesconi fountry (sic) (Fondera parte Tesconi) of Pietresante, Italy FONDERA/PARTE/TESCONI - ITALY/A.
PENALBA
1973 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
An abstract totemic sculpture of two figures in communication or dialogue, mounted on a tripod base.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Owner:
Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation, 250 East Kilbourn Avenue, MGIC Plaza, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned in 1971 by Max Karl, president of MGIC Investment Corporation. The artist was commissioned at the suggestion of interior architect Warren Planter, who redesigned the plaza to accommodate the sculpture. IAS files contain articles from the Milwaukee Sentinel and the Milwaukee Journal, including Milwaukee Journal article dated April 2, 1976. A device for chasing birds away has been placed atop the sculpture.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Milwaukee Journal, April 2, 1976, pg. 18.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS WI000375
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Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
WI000375
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