Untitled, (sculpture).

Untitled, (sculpture).

Moring, Greg, 1949- , sculptor.

Untitled, (sculpture).

1982. Dedicated Dec. 6, 1982.

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Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 3 in. x 8 ft. x 8 ft.; Base: approx. 14 in. x 12 ft. x 6 ft.

(Plaque on base:) UNTITLED/GREG MORING-SCULPTOR/COURTESY OF THE ARTIST/CITY OF BALTIMORE/WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER/MAYOR (Other plaque on base:) "SCULPTURE SPACES/BALTIMORE"/WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SCULPTORS/WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE/THEIR WORKS DISPLAYED IN HIGHLY VISIBLE/LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY./IN 1982, THE THREE SITES CHOSEN FOR THE/PILOT STAGE OF THIS PROJECT WERE/HOPKINS PLAZA, CENTER PLAZA/AND THE NEW PARK AT LOMBARD AND/COMMERCE STREETS. "SCULPTURE/SPACES BALTIMORE WAS MADE/POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS GRANTS/FROM THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, THE/MARYLAND STATE ARTS COUNCIL AND/GENSTAR STORE PRODUCTS COMPANY. unsigned

Abstract sculpture, painted black, activated by the wind. The sculpture is mounted upon a short, rectangular base.

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Administered by City of Baltimore, Recreation and Parks, 2600 Madison Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Located Commerce Park, Corner of Lombard & Commerce Streets, Baltimore, Maryland

The sculpture cost $1,500 and was part of the 1982 Sculpture Spaces Baltimore program, funded by grants from the Mayor and City Council, the Maryland State Arts Council, and Genstar Store Products Company. The $30,000 program, funded for only one year, was designed to display works of sculptors in highly visible locations throughout Baltimore. The sculpture was loaned by the artist for one year and then donated to the city. For related reading see Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987.

IAS files contain: newspaper articles from The News American (Baltimore, MD), Dec. 7, 1982, sect. A, pg. 9; The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), Dec. 6, 1982, pg. D1, D5 (with discussion of dedication); The Sun (Baltimore, MD) Dec. 11, 1982 and Jan. 18, 1983; an article from Sculptors International 3, pg. 10-11 (with partial list of sponsors for Sculpture Spaces Baltimore program); and a brochure for Sculpture Spaces Baltimore program.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.

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