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Daley, William P.,
Modern Art Foundry,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Helical Form, (sculpture).
Artist:
Daley, William P., 1925- , sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Helical Form, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Helios, (sculpture).
Dates:
1971-1972. Dedicated April 8, 1972.
Medium:
Sculpture: Tomasil bronze; Base: limestone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. D. 22 in. Diam. 60 in. (1,400 lbs.); Base: approx. Diam. 30 in.
Inscription:
(Sculpture, bottom of surface facing the building:) Wm. Daley (Sculpture, surface perpendicular to artist's signature:) Modern Art Foundry, New York, NY signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Shape of the sculpture is related to the double helix and a Mobius strip, mathematical forms that suggest continuousness.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Germantown
Friends School, 31 West Coulter Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144
Remarks:
This work was accomplished under the Redevelopment Authority One Percent Fine Arts Program. It was commissioned by the school for the dedication of the T. Kite Sharpless Building for Science and Mathematics and is located on the grounds next to that building. IAS files contain a copy of the dedication flyer which includes the artist's quote describing the sculpture.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 329.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 237.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 329.
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 75009365
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75009365
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