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Red Buoyant, (sculpture).   Artist:  Mears, Mary Ann E., 1946- , sculptor. Lippincott, Inc., fabricator. Title:  Red Buoyant, (sculpture). Dates:  1978. Medium:  Painted aluminum. Dimensions:  Approx. 17 x 20 x 12 ft. Inscription:  (Lower area of sculpture:) M 78 signed Description:  A red line that curves in an circular non-static pattern. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Mayor's Advisory Committee on Arts & Culture, 21 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Located IBM Building Plaza, 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland Remarks:  The Enoch Pratt Library's Maryland Room, contains additional information on this sculpture. This piece was one of four artworks commissioned by the Department of Housing and Community Development for the city's new redevelopment project known as Harbor Place. IBM placed forty thousand dollars in an interest account for maintenance of this piece. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: "Red Bouyant"/Mary Ann Mears Sculptor/Commissioned by City of Baltimore 1978/William Donald Schaefer Mayor Condition:  Surveyed 1992 September. Well maintained. References:  Freudenheim, Leslie M., "Baltimore's Public Art," Baltimore: Scheidereith & Sons, 1980. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993. The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), Jan. 22, 1979. The Sun (Baltimore, MD), March 14, 1982. Frost, D., "Monumental City Notes," Baltimore Scene Magazine (Feb. 7, 1981). "Sayonary Baltimore: Hello Kawasaki, Japan," Baltimore Business Journal (March 1984). Illustration:  Freudenheim, Leslie M., "Baltimore's Public Art," Baltimore: Scheidereith & Sons, 1980, pg. 16. 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 87800012 Item information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87800012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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