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McGuire, Patrick,
Brotman, Benjamin,
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Landscape -- Weather
Landscape -- Celestial
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
Sculpture
The Learning Tree, (sculpture).
Artist:
McGuire, Patrick, sculptor.
Brotman
,
Benjamin
,
architect
.
Title:
The Learning Tree, (sculpture).
Dates:
1982.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: sheet steel, painted; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. x 4 ft.
Inscription:
(On plaque on concrete foundation:) THE LEARNING TREE/PATRICK F. McGUIRE/1982 unsigned
Description:
Steel cut-outs of a tree, clouds, sky and sun. The tree is painted green and brown; the clouds are white; the sun is yellow, and the sky is painted blue. The entire piece is bolted onto a steel plate, itself bolted into a concrete foundation.
Subject:
Abstract
Landscape -- Tree
Landscape -- Weather -- Cloud
Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Baltimore, Education/Facilities, 200 East North Avenue, Room 407, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
Located John Eager Howard Elementary, 2011 Linden Avenue, On lawn in front of school, Baltimore, Maryland 21217
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the school's
architect
Benjamin
Brotman
, and was funded by the City of Baltimore's Percent for Art program. For related information see: Henry & Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore 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 MD000312
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MD000312
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