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Nevelson, Louise,
Lippincott, Inc.,
Cold Spring Granite Company,
Abstract
Cityscape
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Atmosphere and Environment XII, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988, sculptor.
Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
Cold Spring Granite Company, contractor.
Title:
Atmosphere and Environment XII, (sculpture).
Dates:
1970. Installed 1973.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: granite with plywood support.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 174 x 123 x 61 in.; Base: approx. 29 x 138 1/2 x 101 in. (18,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Base:) ATMOSPHERE AND ENVIRONMENT XII/1970/LOUISE NEVELSON unsigned.
Subject:
Abstract
Cityscape
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fairmount Park Art Association, 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Located Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Western entrance terrace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
Remarks:
Cold Spring Granite Company created the granite base.
References:
Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 331.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 236.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 331.
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 PA000013
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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