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Patel, Narendra,
Abstract
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Homage -- Nice, Linda
Occupation -- Education
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Celebrating
the
Arts
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Patel, Narendra, 1929- , sculptor.
Title:
Celebrating
the
Arts
, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
In Celebration of the
Arts
, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 12, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: sheet steel, painted; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 20 x 14 x 6 ft.; Each foundation, Diam: approx. 18 in. (2 tons).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract stabile form based on triangular forms rising from three points. Constructed of 1/4 inch steel plates welded and bolted to three concrete bases. Sculpture is painted red and black.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory --
Arts
& Sciences -- Art
Homage -- Nice, Linda
Occupation -- Education -- Teacher
Object Type:
Stabile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Milwaukee Public Schools, Facilities and Maintenance Services, 1124 North 11th Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Located Roosevelt Middle School of the
Arts
, 800 West Walnut Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53205
Remarks:
The sculpture was funded in part with a $5,000 bequest from Linda Nice, a popular music teacher who died in Oct. 1988. Milwaukee Public School Administration provided funding for the foundation, lighting, and landscaping. Linda Nice was a friend of the artist's. Nearby plaque reads:
Celebrating
the
Arts
/Created by Narendra Patel/as a tribute to/Linda Nice/Beloved Music teacher/Roosevelt Middle School of the
Arts
/Dedicated on October 12, 1989. 1993 SOS! survey form indicates sculpture "was recently painted" red and black. Originally lit at night, the fixtures were vandalized and had to be removed.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
Palmer, Virginia A., 1991.
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 74020074
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