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Pomodoro, Arnaldo,
Abstract -- Geometric
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Grande Disco, (sculpture).
Artist:
Pomodoro
, Arnaldo,
1926-
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Grande Disco, (sculpture).
Dates:
1968. Installed 1973.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: steel embedded in concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. Diam. 12 ft. 4 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Round polished surface in which an openwork pattern of precisely formed angular projections and depressions radiates from a central point. A central cylinder attached to the back of the piece rests in an underground steel support that is embedded in concrete. This was meant to allow the sculpture to rotate.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Illinois -- Chicago
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Chicago, Office of Physical Planning and Construction, 5555 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Located University of Chicago, Billings Hospital Brain Research Institute, Front, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Provenance:
Donated by Cummings, Nathan, 1973.
References:
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 265-266.
Riedy, James, "Chicago Sculpture," Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1981, pg. 272.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois, Chicago survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Ira J., and Mary Lackritz Gray, "A Guide to Chicago's Public Sculpture," Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983, pg. 265.
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 87580101
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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