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Nivola, Costantino,
Abstract
Figure female
Occupation -- Service
Mural
Sculpture
Dedicated to the American Secretary, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nivola, Costantino, 1911-1988, sculptor.
Title:
Dedicated to the American Secretary, (sculpture).
Dates:
1970.
Medium:
Steel reinforced concrete and sand.
Dimensions:
14 panels. Each panel: W. 36 in.; Overall: W. 504 in.
Inscription:
(Lower left:) Nivola, 1970 signed
Description:
An abstract mural composed of fourteen panels of sand cast concrete reinforced with steel for mounting on the wall of the lobby. The concrete is tan-colored with speckles of black and dark brown, and there are streaks of a cinnamon-brown color. The mural design is diamonds, circles, and ovals contrasted with thin lines. The shapes seem to evoke the female form, possibly abstract representations of women sitting, standing, and working.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure female
Occupation -- Service -- Secretary
Object Type:
Mural
Sculpture
Owner:
Continental Bank, 400 Market Street, Lobby, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
According to the Fairmount Park Art Association publication, this mural and its companion, a free-standing abstract female figure in the courtyard (IAS 88320115), were commissioned under the Redevelopment Authority One Percent Fine Arts Program by the architects of the building, Berger, Caltabiano and Ascione. The Bach publication notes that the mural was commissioned by Ludlow-Fourth Company as part of the Redevelopment Authority Fine Arts Program.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 327.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 236.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 327.
Related Works:
Companion to: 88320115.
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 77001320
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