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Reach to the Stars, (sculpture). Artist:  Gillen, Ann, sculptor. Union Fence Company, contractor. Title:  Reach to the Stars, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Aspera Ad Astra, (sculpture). Reaching for the Stars, (sculpture). Dates:  1986-1987. Installed Aug. 6, 1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: aluminum, spray painted; Base: concrete pad. Dimensions:  12 x 10 x 12 in. Inscription:  (Hand cut into inside one of the red pieces is artist's signature and date) (Stamped on proper left side:) Ann Gillen, Sculptor signed Description:  A freestanding abstract figure made with three-1/4 in. aluminum plates ribbed, welded and notched together. Two pieces painted red, act as the legs and are placed in a contrapposto pose, while the third piece painted yellow acts as the head and arms of the figure. The artist states, "A single figure with one yellow hand touching the ground and the other reaching to the stars. Seen from most angles the sculpture appears as a yellow plane with arms and head cutting diagonally across the two red legs. However, the view from the school's entrance is of an all red figure." The sculpture is bolted to a low concrete pad. Subject:  Figure Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Queens Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of New York, Board of Education, Public Art for Public Schools, 28-11 Queens Plaza North - Room 513, Long Island City, New York 11101 Located Public School 12, 42-00 72nd Street, Queens, New York Remarks:  The sculpture cost $32,500. Final approval was given Jan. 11, 1988. References:  Gillen, Ann, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992. Board of Education, 1993. 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 74330005   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 74330005 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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