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Peter John, (sculpture). Artist:  Raimondi, John Richard, 1948- , sculptor. Title:  Peter John, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated June 15, 1978. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Foundation: red brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 36 ft. x 26 ft. 9 in. x 13 ft. 2 in. (6 tons.). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract piece composed of three free-standing triangular units, each holding different angles of orientation and different slopes, set into red brick. Color is dark brownish, purple. Lighting elements are embedded in brick. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Sculpture Owner:  Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin, United Wisconsin Services, Inc., 401 West Michigan Street, Courtyard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by Blue Cross officials to complement their new building. Cost of sculpture was $200,000, with partial monies from a bequest to the insurance company from John Whipperfield, a customer who died in 1969. The sculpture is a tribute to the artist's father. Nearby plaque reads: PETER JOHN/Cor-Ten steel/John Raimondi, Sculptor/Bequest from John Whipperfield/Subscriber to Blue Cross of Wisconsin/and Surgical Care - Blue Shield/June 1978. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993. Palmer, Virginia A., 1989. 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 74020053   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74020053 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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