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Kirk, Jerome,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Senses
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palo Alto
Kinetic
Sculpture
Homage to Silence, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kirk
,
Jerome
,
1923-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Homage to Silence, (sculpture).
Dates:
1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Painted aluminum and stainless steel, I-beams, rolled sheet metal; Base: painted concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 10 x 2 x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 15 x 56 x 45 in.
Inscription:
(Artist signed sculpture in two places, halfway up column and on back) signed
(On base:)
KIRK
'81 (On triangular piece:)
KIRK
'81 (Plaque on base:)
JEROME
KIRK
/"HOMAGE TO SILENCE"/COMMISSIONED BY/ART IN PUBLIC PLACES FUND ACQUISITION/PALO ALTO VISUAL ARTS JURY/S.01.81 signed
Description:
A kinetic sculpture with three pairs of circles attached to a vertical column with a small projecting triangular piece, all painted red. The sculpture is mounted on a stepped concrete base, painted black.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Senses -- Hearing
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Palo Alto
Kinetic
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Palo Alto, Community Services Department, Arts & Culture Division, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto, California 94303 Accession Number: S.01.81
Located Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1313 Newell Road, Corner of Newell & Embarcadero, Palo Alto, California 94303
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by the City of Palo Alto for the Cultural Center.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1995.
Palo Alto Cultural Center, 1988.
SOS Assessment Award, 1997.
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 74120006
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Inventory of American Sculpture
74120006
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