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Sky Landscape II, (sculpture). Artist:  Nevelson, Louise, 1899-1988, sculptor. Title:  Sky Landscape II, (sculpture). Dates:  1979. Dedicated January 22, 1980. Relocated Jan. 9, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 18 x 8 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 2 x 8 x 8 ft. (3,800 lbs.) Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract work composed of many flat and curved geometric shapes attached to two parallel vertical supports anchored in a concrete base. It is constructed from sheets of steel and painted black. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Landscape -- Celestial Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Cincinnati Sculpture Owner:  Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, 800 Vine Street, Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Federated Department Stores, 7 West Seventh Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 1980-Jan. 9, 1993. Remarks:  The sculpture was originally commissioned by Federated Department Stores, Inc. for their headquarters at 7 West Seventh Street in Cincinnati. Nevelson visited the site in June 1979 and constructed a wood maquette. The completed piece was dedicated on Jan. 22, 1980. In 1989, because it was agreed that the sculpture could not be seen to its advantage on the narrow street, the Cincinnati City Council and Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County collaborated in a plan to relocate the work to the library grounds. Library Trustees raised an estimated $40,000 for the work's relocation and it was relocated to the Library on January 9, 1993. IAS files contain copies of The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec. 20, 1979 and Jan. 27, 1980; The Cincinnati Post, Jan. 1, 1993; Artscape (Nov. 1991), pg. 25-26; and a 1991 brochure, "Cincinnati Public Art Walk." References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cincinnati survey, 1993. The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), Jan. 27, 1980. The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH), Jan. 9, 1993. The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, OH), Dec. 20, 1979, C-1. Illustration:  Image on file. The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH), Jan. 9, 1993. 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 OH000010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture OH000010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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