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Fire, (sculpture). Artist:  Fredenthal, Robinson, 1940- , sculptor. Allied Bronze, fabricator. Title:  Fire, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 240 x 144 x 144 in. Inscription:  BCP/643/USS ROME Description:  Abstsract sculpture made of geometric shapes loosely resembling a flame surging upward. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Element -- Fire Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, 1234 Market Street, Rear courtyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  This piece is one of three abstract sculptures (two indoor and one outdoor) located at 1234 Market Street. The designs of all three are based on linked tetrahedrons and octahedrons. The two indoor sculptures are: "Ice" (IAS 71500327) located in the subway entrance at 13th Street and "Falling Water" (IAS 77001306) located in the central lobby. All three sculptures were funded under the auspices of the Redevelopment Authority's One Percent Art Program. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 238. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Companion to: 77001306. Companion to: 71500327. 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 PA000522   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000522 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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