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Riu, Victor,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Bethlehem
Sculpture
Musica, (sculpture).
Artist:
Riu
,
Victor
,
1887-1974
,
sculptor
.
Title:
Musica, (sculpture).
Dates:
1967.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: dark grey granite; Base: stone.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 3 ft. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft.
Inscription:
(If facing away from City Hall, lower rear:) VRIU/67 signed
Description:
An s-shaped, curved sculpture of polished granite is mounted on a two-tiered square base.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Bethlehem
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Bethlehem, Department of Parks and Public Property, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
Located Sculpture Garden, Church Street & New Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts, 427 North New Street, P. O. Box 1305, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18016
Remarks:
The sculpture is on loan from the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts. A plaque on the pavement by sculpture reads: VICTOR/
RIU
/MUSICA/1962/GRANITE. For related information see Marilou Cummings' booklet "The Sculptures of the City of Bethlehem and Their Sculptors," Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission, 1993.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA001351
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