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Peace Symbol, (sculpture). Artist:  Lindquist, David, sculptor. Engman, Robert, 1927-2018, sculptor. Title:  Peace Symbol, (sculpture). Dates:  1967. Installed 1983. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Welded, brushed stainless steel. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 156 in. D. 3 in. Diam. 104 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The sculpture is a symmetrical seamless peace symbol welded, brushed, and polished from stainless steel sheet metal. Symbol is a 104 in. ring supported by a 3 inch wide, 52 inch high column installed directly in the ground. Within the ring are four radial sections located in the 12, 4, 6, and 8 hour clock positions. Ring and radial sections are 5 in. wide and column is a 3 inch wide T-shaped cross-section. Maximum depth of symbol is 3 inch. Each radial member divides near the center of the ring and joins with its adjacent members in an interlacing pattern. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Civic -- Peace Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Curator, 100 College Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Located University of Pennsylvania, Locust Walk, between 34th & 36th Streets, north side adjacent Van Pelt Library, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 Remarks:  The 1992 SOS survey stated that this piece was designed and fabricated by eight University of Pennsylvania fine arts students. Robert Engman, the students' advisor, supervised construction. The survey cover sheet listed David Linquist as the artist. Gift of the University of Pennsylvania Student Coalition. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 PA000027   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000027 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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