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Icarus, (sculpture). Artist:  Shifrin, Roy, 1937- , sculptor. Fundicion Villa Valls, founder. Title:  Icarus, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Installed 1982. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 9 x 14 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 18 ft. 6 in. x 42 in. x 42 in. (3 tons). Inscription:  Icarus/a bronze by Roy Shifrin /(cast 1976, Vila foundry, Spain)/Young Icarus of Greek mythology, acquired, used, and abuse/knowledge and caused his own demise./This bronze Icarus stands as both a warning and a hope. Today/man can acquire and use education, knowledge, and technology/to make humanity soar or to destroy you./The Borough of Manhattan Community College exists to help/each student soar for his own good and the good of us all. Subject:  Abstract Figure male -- Torso Mythology -- Classical -- Icarus Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York Sculpture Owner:  Administered by State University of New York, New York State Dormitory Authority, Buildings and Grounds, Albany, New York Located Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, Courtyard, along West Street, New York, New York Remarks:  Sculpture was commissioned by the state of New York in 1972. IAS files contain related articles from ARTnews 78 (Sept. 1979): pg. 15-18; and ARTnews 82 (Nov. 1983); pg. 11-12 which describe the delay of the installation. References:  Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 40. Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 40. 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 87870033   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87870033 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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