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Berg, Eric,
Argos, Inc.,
Animal -- Reptile
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Family of Turtles, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berg, Eric, 1945-2020, sculptor.
Argos
,
Inc
.,
founder
.
Title:
Family of Turtles, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Tortoise Family, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1988. Dedicated March 18, 1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Foundation: brick.
Dimensions:
3 turtles. Largest turtle: approx. 16 x 20 x 36 in.; Foundation: Diam. 72 in.
Inscription:
(On smallest turtle:) (copyright symbol) E. Berg '88 1/5 (On largest turtle:) (copyright symbol) Eric Berg '88 1/5 (On sculpture: foundry mark depicting a man with a sled dog) signed
Founder
's mark appears.
Description:
Three bronze turtles of various sizes stand in a circle on circular brick foundation.
Subject:
Animal -- Reptile -- Turtle
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Fitler Square Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Located Fitler Square, 24th & Pine Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture was initiated by the Fitler Square Neighborhood Association. The sculpture is the first in an edition of five. Children climb on the sculpture. The inscription on a plaque in the ground near the sculpture reads: "Family of Turtles"/Eric Berg Sculptor/in memory of/Joan Stern Switzenbaum/Donated by her sister/Virginia Stern Kaufman/March 18, 1989.
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 PA001086
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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