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Alamo, (sculpture). Artist:  Rosenthal, Tony, 1914-2009, sculptor. Lippincott, Inc., fabricator. Title:  Alamo, (sculpture). Dates:  1966-1967. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel painted black; Base: Cor-Ten steel painted black. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 14 ft.; Cube: 8 x 8 x 8 ft. Inscription:  LIPPINCOTT NORTH HAVEN, CONN (On plaque attached to southeast corner of base:) Alamo/1966-1967/By Bernard Rosenthal/An Anonymous Gift/To The City Of New York/November 1967/John Lindsay Mayor/August Heckscher, Administrator/Parks, Recreation And Cultural Affairs/Doris Freedman, Director/Department of Cultural Affairs unsigned Founder's mark appears. Description:  A cube balanced on one corner, which rotates around a central axis if pushed. The cube has various geometric cut-outs on the surface. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric 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 Astor Place, Lafayette at 8th Street, New York, New York Remarks:  Sculpture cost 25,000 dollars. This piece was the first sculpture to be conserved through the Adopt-A-Monument program, co-sponsored by the Municipal Art Society and the City of New York. IAS files contain condition assessments from November 1983 and 1987. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 82. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 82. 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 87870096   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870096 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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