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Eliscu, Frank,
Modern Art Foundry,
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Relief
Sculpture
A Cascade of Books, (sculpture).
Artist:
Eliscu, Frank, 1912-1996, sculptor.
Modern Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
A Cascade of Books, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Cascading Books, (sculpture).
Decorative Bronze Screen (Entrance), (sculpture).
Falling Books, (sculpture).
Decorative Frieze, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1983.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. L. 50 ft. x W. 25 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Sculpture consists of books ranging in size from two to three feet cascading down a grid over the entrance to the library. Abstract floral designs are carved into the surface of the books. The books are connected to each other and are supported by the grid.
Subject:
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Capitol, Architect of the Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Library of Congress, 10 1st Street, S.E., James Madison Memorial building, over entrance, Washington, District of Columbia 20540
Remarks:
IAS files contain related article from the Washington Post, July 9, 1983, and a letter to the editor, July, 16 1983, which cover the debate over the installation of this piece. The commission cost $50,000 and the casting and installation cost $263,000.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Smithsonian Institution Research Expeditions Volunteer Project, 1991.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.31.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.31.
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 DC000143
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
DC000143
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