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Paley, Albert,
Paley Studio Ltd.,
Abstract
Allegory -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Sculpture
Passage, (sculpture).
Artist:
Paley
, Albert, 1944- , sculptor.
Paley
Studio
Ltd
.,
founder
.
Title:
Passage, (sculpture).
Dates:
1995. Dedicated June 26, 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 37 x 20 x 15 ft. (38,000 lbs.).
Description:
An abstract sculpture of cut and welded Cor-Ten steel plates resembling two leaves curling together in autumn. The sculpture is set on a concrete foundation covered with gravel.
Subject:
Abstract
Allegory -- Other -- Nature
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Asheville
Sculpture
Owner:
United States General Services Administration, Property Management, 151 Patton Avenue, New Federal Building, Federal Plaza, East plaza, Asheville, North Carolina 28801 Accession Number: AA274
Remarks:
The sculpture cost $147,535 and was funded through the Art-in-Architecture program. It was commissioned by the General Services Administration for the New Federal Building at Federal Plaza. The sculpture was designed to be sensitive to the Art-Deco style of the neighboring courthouse. IAS files contain newspaper articles from the Asheville Citizen-Times: June 26, 1995; June 26, 1995, pg. 1A, 3A; July 2, 1995, pg. 9A, 14A; Sept. 14, 1995, pg. 1B, 4B; Nov. 14, 1995; a brochure from the Art-in-Architecture program; and a seven page report from the General Services Administration.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1996.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Asheville Citizen-Times, July 2, 1995, pg. 9A.
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 NC000438
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
NC000438
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