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Nevelson, Louise,
Lippincott, Inc.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Sky Covenant, (sculpture).
Artist:
Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988, sculptor.
Lippincott, Inc., fabricator.
Title:
Sky Covenant, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dec. 1973.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: cast concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 21 ft. 3 in. x 19 ft. 11 in. x 19 in.; Base: approx. W. 3 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract sculpture consisting of twenty-five blocks of cut steel stacked in five vertical columns and five horizontal rows forming a large square. Each block contains an abstract geometric design made of cut steel pieces. The sculpture rests on a base made of six blocks of cast concrete. The sculpture is mounted on a low wall to the left of the entrance to Temple Israel.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Place -- Extraterrestrial
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Temple Israel, 260 Riverway, Entrance, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
IAS files contain an article from the Christian Science Monitor, Dec. 19, 1973. The sculpture was painted and restored in the fall of 1994.
References:
Institute of Contemporary Art, Inc., "Public Art in Boston," 1975.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
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 88260010
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Inventory of American Sculpture
88260010
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