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Mendla, Joseph,
Hartbronze, Inc.,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Space Game, (sculpture).
Artist:
Mendla, Joseph, 1941- , sculptor.
Hartbronze, Inc., founder.
Title:
Space Game, (sculpture).
Dates:
1971. Installed 1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: painted and welded steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. x 9 ft. 7 in. x 9 ft. 7 in.
Inscription:
SPACE GAME/by JOSEPH MENDLAY/sponsored by/Peck Meat Packing Corp/installed May 20, 1982 unsigned
Description:
Three abstract metal forms placed atop concrete base with recessed lights. The largest piece is painted black; the middle piece red, and the third form is white.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Sculpture
Owner:
Emmber Foods, Inc., Administrative Offices, 1515 West Canal Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
Provenance:
Formerly located Peck Meat Packing Corporation, 1515 West Central, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233
Remarks:
The sculpture was originally designed to be used in three pieces in an indoor setting, without pedestal. When given by the artist to the Peck Meat Packing Corporation, a pedestal and lighting were added. In the late 1980s, the Peck family sold the slaughterhouse business; but the sculpture remained onsite.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture survey, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.
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 74020020
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