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Policappelli, Nini,
Abstract -- Geometric
Figure -- Fragment
Figure -- Fragment
Figure -- Fragment
Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- West Hollywood
Sculpture
Uno, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Policappelli, Nini, sculptor.
Title:
Uno, (
sculpture
).
Other Titles:
Kiss, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
ca. 1986. Relocated July 1995.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture
: steel, painted; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture
: approx. H. 8 ft. (1 1/2 tons).
Description:
An abstract
sculpture
resembling a Cubist head with a prominent eye and lips atop a horseshoe-shaped form acting as legs. The
sculpture
is painted white with colorful facial features. The
sculpture
rests on a concrete slab in a grass median strip.
Subject:
Abstract
--
Geometric
Figure
--
Fragment
--
Face
Figure
--
Fragment
--
Eye
Figure
--
Fragment
--
Mouth
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
California
--
West
Hollywood
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of
West
Hollywood
, Arts Commission, Santa Monica Boulevard,
West
Hollywood
,
California
Located Santa Monica Boulevard at Robertson,
West
Hollywood
,
California
Provenance:
Formerly located Corner of Santa Monica Boulevard & Doheny Drive,
West
Hollywood
,
California
until July 1995.
Remarks:
The
sculpture
was donated to the City of
West
Hollywood
by the artist around 1986. The
sculpture
is referred to as "The Kiss." In July 1995 the
sculpture
was moved from its original location in the median strip on Santa Monica Boulevard at Doheny Drive to make way for a new
sculpture
. It was relocated four blocks away to the Santa Monica Boulevard median strip at Robertson. IAS image files contain photographs of the
sculpture
in its original location. IAS files contain articles from the Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1995, pg. B5; and the Los Angeles Magazine (Nov. 1989): pg. 170.
References:
Save
Outdoor
Sculpture
,
California
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 CA001080
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
CA001080
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