Lifesavers, (sculpture).

Lifesavers, (sculpture).

Lawless, Billie, 1960- , sculptor.

Lifesavers, (sculpture).

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Painted steel plate.

Approx. 8 ft. x 7 ft. 3 in. x 7 ft. 3 in.

Sculpture is abstract and consists of three staggered sections composed of half circle cut outs against a triangular shape with two corners cut. At 90 degrees, are sloping sections of plate steel following the angle of the triangular cut out. Also at 90 degrees are 7/8 circles of plate steel bolted to triangular cut out, three total, and the edges are painted with 1 inch wide outlines of yellow, green, and red, respectively. Three half circles are also painted yellow, green, and red, respectively. All other surfaces are painted black. Paint is glossy. Three sections are bolted to each other in a staggered position.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Administered by University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Curator, 100 College Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Located University of Pennsylvania, 39th Street near Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Inscription on brass plaque, located west of sculpture near ground, reads: LIFESAVERS/BILLIE LAWLESS/DONATED BY/MURIEL AND PHILIP I. BERMAN/1982.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1992.

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