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Nevelson, Louise,
Lippincott, Inc.,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Shadows and Flags, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988, sculptor.
Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Shadows and Flags, (sculpture).
Dates:
1977. Dedicated April 14, 1977.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, painted black; Base: concrete and stone and/or brick.
Dimensions:
4 pieces. (Piece 1: approx. 70 x 12 x 8 ft.; Pentagon base: approx. H. 3 in. side lengths 16 x 3 3/4 x 20 x 10 x 6 ft.) (Piece 2: approx. 20 x 15 x 7 ft.) (Piece 2: approx. 4 x 10 1/2 x 7 ft.) (Piece 4: approx. 18 x 24 x 7 ft.)
Description:
Piece 1 consists of an assemblage of two asymmetrical steel cubes, 2 I-beams, 2 poles, one slab and a hollow rectanglular tube. Atop and to the sides of the I-beams there are curling pieces of steel assembled in different planes and perspectives. Its pentagon-shaped base is made of brick and mortar. Pieces 2, 3, and 4, are all the same configuration of assembled shapes, but are mounted on columns.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Department of Parks and Recreation, The Arsenal - Central Park, New York, New York 10021
Located Louise Nevelson Plaza, Maiden Lane at William & Liberty Streets, New York, New York
Remarks:
Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund. Gayle and Cohen publication contains image of the entire plaza. For related information see catalog for exhibition on Lippincott: Davies, Hugh Marlais, "Artist & Fabricator, Lippincott, Inc.," Amherst: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Fine Arts Center, 1975.
References:
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 21.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 21.
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 87870027
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