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Brown, Joseph,
Vincent Kling and Associates,
Bedi-Makky Art Foundry,
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Sport
Dress -- Uniform
Dress -- Accessory
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Play at Second Base, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brown, Joseph, 1909-1985, sculptor.
Vincent Kling and Associates, architectural firm.
Bedi-Makky Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Play at Second Base, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1976. Installed 1976.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx H. 184 x Diam. 72 in.; Base: approx. 25 x 126 x 24 in.
Inscription:
(At proper right heel of upright figure:) Joe Brown Sc. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Two full length figures of baseball players in full uniform. One figure is upright and wears a baseball glove on his proper left hand. The other figure is sliding into the base. Neither figure is actually touching the base.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Sport -- Baseball
Dress -- Uniform -- Sports Uniform
Dress -- Accessory -- Protective Gear
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Located Veterans Stadium, Broad Street & Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
One of a series of four sports figures at Veterans Stadium commissioned in response to the City of Philadelphia's one percent program. A booklet produced by Veterans Stadium, available at the Philadelphia Free Library, contains color photos and details about each piece in the series. This booklet was autographed by the artist on Aug. 15, 1977. Each piece is larger than life in size, and the outcome of the plays depicted in each is in question.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University, 1992, pg. 243.
Related Works:
Companion to: PA000184.
Companion to: PA000186.
Companion to: PA000187.
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 PA000185
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