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The Flow, (sculpture). Artist:  Pershing, Louise, 1904- , sculptor. Schneider Sheet Metal, fabricator. Urban Design Associates, design firm. Title:  The Flow, (sculpture). Dates:  1978. Dedicated June 27, 1979. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete pad. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 16 x 10 x 8 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Composition of two pieces of steel--one is a tall sheet bent with reverse curves, the other one is shaped like a pylon. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 611 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Located 6th Avenue & Bigelow Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Provenance:  Formerly located 600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Urban Design Associates contributed the drawings from which Schneider Sheet Metal, Inc. fabricated the work. This sculpture was a gift to the city from the artist. The sculpture was originally placed at 600 Grant Street near the U. S. Steel building, but was removed for Renaissance II construction. Inscription on plaque in front of the piece reads: "The Flow"/by Louise Pershing/presented to the City of Pgh/by Schneider Sheet Metal/June 27, 1979 References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 96. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0173, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 135. 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 64480069   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480069 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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