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    		• Paley, Albert,
     
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    		• Paley Studio Ltd.,
     
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    		• Salkin Group,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Gate
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Synergy, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Paley, Albert, 1944- , sculptor.
    Paley Studio Ltd., founder.
    Salkin Group, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    Synergy, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Dedicated Nov. 6, 1987.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: painted steel; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    2 parts. Sculptures: each approx. 20 ft. x 17 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft.; Bases: each approx. H. 2 ft.
    Inscription: 
    PALEY STUDIOS, LTD. unsigned
    Description: 
    Two free-standing columns adorned with swirling banners and ribbon-like forms are installed on either side of the 18th Street driveway to Museum Towers. Each sculpture rests on its own circular concrete base.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Gate
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Philadelphia, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia, Percent for Art, 1234 Market Street, 8th floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    Located Museum Towers Apartments, 1801 Buttonwood Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was initiated by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: SYNERGY/A WORK BY ALBERT PALEY STUDIOS/ROCHESTER, NY/DEDICATED, NOVEMBER 6, 1987/MUSEUM TOWERS/1801 BUTTONWOOD STREET/PHILADELPHIA, PA 19130/THIS WORK WAS CARRIED OUT IN COOPERATION WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ONE PERCENT FINE ARTS PROGRAM/AND THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. IAS files contain an excerpt from Penny Balkin Bach's "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 256.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Bach, Penny Balkin "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 256.
    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 PA001126
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