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(Cherry Hill Library Sculpture in Honor of Valerie Porter), (sculpture). Artist:  Ascalon, David, 1945- , sculptor. Greenamyer, George, 1939- , sculptor. Ascalon Studios, founder. Title:  (Cherry Hill Library Sculpture in Honor of Valerie Porter), (sculpture). Dates:  Original 1968. Redesigned 2016. Installed March 9, 2016. Digital Reference:  Medium:  White oak and powder-coated steel. Dimensions:  Approx. 14 x 20 x 8 ft. Description:  Abstract sculpture consisting of vertical oak beams adorned with George Greenamyer's steel cut-outs repurposed from his 1968 sculpture for the interior of the original Cherry Hill Library. Subject:  Abstract Homage -- Porter, Valerie Object Type:  Sculpture Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Cherry Hill Owner:  Cherry Hill Public Library, 1100 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08034 Remarks:  The sculpture was created with pieces of a George Greenamyer sculpture commissioned in 1968 for the interior of the original Cherry Hill Library by board member Jenny Porter in honor of her daughter Valerie who died in 1966 at age thirteen. When the original Cherry Hill Library was torn down in 2004, the sculpture was placed in storage. In 2016, David Ascalon redesigned the sculpture for the exterior of the new Cherry Hill Library with funding from Valerie Porter's brother Michael Porter. References:  Ascalon, Eric J., 2016. 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 74780008   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74780008 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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