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Malpass, Hunter,
Abstract
Kinetic
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pottstown
Sculpture
Chimes of Faith, (sculpture).
Artist:
Malpass, Hunter, sculptor.
Title:
Chimes of Faith, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Arches: stainless steel; Chimes: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture, tallest element: approx. H. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 1 ft. x 4 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 11 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on base, on west end:) Chimes of Faith/In honor of/Memorial & Pottstown Hospitals/Chimes are sections of/original donor plaques/presented by the Board of Directors/November 1976. (Inscriptions on chimes are illegible.) unsigned
Description:
The sculpture is composed of three metal arches, The first arch faces west and has five chains hanging at equally spaced intervals from one another. At the end of each chain is a four-sided geometrical shaped piece of metal with words carved on each side. These chimes were made from the original donor plaques of two past hospitals, now combined into one existing hospital. The highest arch has three bronze pieces suspended from the middle of the arch. The arch to the right of first arch has four bronze pieces suspended from its middle. The arches stand in a triangle position on top of a square concrete base with sloping sides.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Kinetic
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pottstown
Sculpture
Owner:
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, 1600 East High Street, under portico at front entrance, near parking lot, Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
The Mercury, (Pottstown, Pennsylvania), Nov. 11, 1976.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Mercury, (Pottstown, Pennsylvania), Nov. 11, 1976.
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 PA000127
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA000127
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