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Phillips, David,
Animal -- Fish
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea
Sculpture
Crab Bricks, (sculpture).
Artist:
Phillips
,
David
,
1944-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Crab Bricks, (sculpture).
Dates:
1977-1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Reliefs: bronze.
Dimensions:
65 reliefs. Small reliefs: approx. H. 2 1/2 x W. 2 1/2 in.; Large reliefs: approx. H. 8 in. x W. 8 in.
Inscription:
(Lower right corner of small reliefs:) dp '77 signed
Description:
Square bronze reliefs each depicting a crab are set into the sidewalk and crosswalk to remind pedestrians that this area was once a fresh seafood market.
Subject:
Animal -- Fish -- Crab
Object Type:
Relief
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Chelsea
Sculpture
Owner:
Chelsea Square, Broadway, Park & 2nd Street, Broadway & Bellingham Streets, Chelsea, Massachusetts
Remarks:
IAS image files contain photographs of only the 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. bricks. The Marty Carlock publication refers to the 8 x 8 in. bricks on Broadway and Bellingham Streets and the SOS! survey refers to the 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. bricks on Broadway, Park and 2nd Street.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 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 87740185
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