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    		• Stevens and Wilkinson,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Wisdom Bridge, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Hunt, Richard, 1935-2023, sculptor.
    Breuer, Marcel, 1902-1981, architect.
    Smith, Hamilton P., architect.
    Stevens and Wilkinson, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Wisdom Bridge, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1982. Dedicated Aug. 1, 1990.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: stainless steel; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. x 24 in., L. 28 ft.; Base: approx. 10 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 1 in. x 24 in. (3,500 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (Plaque on lower center of sculpture:) WISDOM BRIDGE/1990/Richard Hunt/Sculptor unsigned
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture resembling an arched bridge that is open in the center. The sculpture is made of welded sheets and plates of stainless steel, sanded and polished, and is placed in a long, rectangular planter set on pavement.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Atlanta
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Atlanta Library Board, 141 Pryor Street, S.W., Atlanta, Georgia
    Located Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, 1 Margaret Mitchell Square, Atlanta, Georgia 30303
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was commissioned in 1982 by the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, originally slated to be sited over the plaza entryway to the library as a symbolic entry. It remained in the maquette stage for several years, because of unsuccessful fundraising efforts. The sculpture was eventually completed in conjunction with a project to redesign the library's entry plaza, funded through a 1985 bond referendum. Marcel Breuer and Hamilton P. Smith were the architects for the redesign project, Stevens and Wilkinson of Atlanta were the associate architects for the project. IAS files contain April 1988 article from the Atlanta Constitution, pg. 1C, 4C; and a library brochure entitled "A Man and His Art: A look at Wisdom Bridge and the man who created it."
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Georgia, Atlanta 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 GA000570
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