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Ray, Christopher T.,
H2L2 Architects and Planners,
Abstract
Object -- Foliage
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
The Seed, (sculpture).
Artist:
Ray, Christopher T., 1937- , sculptor.
H2L2 Architects and Planners, architectural firm.
Title:
The Seed, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1976.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: iron.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 120 x 144 x 36 in.
Inscription:
RAY '76 signed
Description:
The sculpture depicts a huge sprouting seed pod with long tendrils extending from the center of the seed pod. The sculpture is attached to the frame of a window under the overhang of the building.
Subject:
Abstract
Object -- Foliage -- Seed
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Congregation Mikveh Israel, 55 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Located National Museum of American Jewish History, 55 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Remarks:
The initiator for the project was the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia. The inscription on a plaque attached to the window behind the sculpture reads: The Seed/forged iron sculpture by Christopher T. Ray/source: Deuteronomy 8:7-8:11/"..For the/Lord they God bringeth/thee into a good land..."/The Seed symbolizes the generation of/creative life in America, the good land/which has made us welcome. In its roots/exist the reminder of our origins and/traditions./ In the leaves are the elements of/continuing growth.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
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 PA001099
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001099
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