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    		• Filipowski, Richard E.,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lincoln
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Gropius House Abstract), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Filipowski, Richard E., 1923- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    (Gropius House Abstract), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1950. Installed ca. 1952.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: aluminum; Foundation (below grade): concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. x 7 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture created with a series of cut aluminum elements that are welded together on diagonals. The sculpture is anchored to a below grade concrete block using steel brackets.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lincoln
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114
    Located Gropius House, 63 Baker Bridge Road, Lincoln, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    The sculpture was given to famed architect Walter Gropius by the artist around 1952 for installation at his home in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The Gropius house is now owned by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1998.
    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 MA000591
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