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Lynn Works, (sculpture). Artist:  Greenamyer, George, 1939- , sculptor. Earl Flansburg and Associates, architectural firm. Title:  Lynn Works, (sculpture). Dates:  1987. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: forged, welded, and painted steel; Base: steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 22 x 60 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. W. 4 ft. Inscription:  (On second vertical support beam:) 9 A.M. Oct. 18/1986 (On fourth vertical support beam:) Lynn Works/George Greenamyer/Sculptor 1986 (On sixth vertical support beam:) 9:00 A.M. October 12, 1720/9:00 A.M. October 12, 1986 unsigned Description:  This sculpture celebrates Lynn's industrial history from its beginning in shoe manufacturing to its present-day aircraft engine manufacturing. The sculpture has two sections, both consisting of a narrow row of figures and buildings resting along a horizontal beam that is supported by three pairs of wheels. The first section, representing the manufacture of shoes, consists of seven pairs of cobblers, each pair holding aloft a large ladies high button shoe. Between each pair of cobblers is a small cottage industry building. The second section, representing General Electric Company's aircraft engine manufacturing, depicts (from left to right) factory workers arriving at a factory by car and on foot; a large factory and an office building; three technicians holding aloft a large aircraft engine; and three company executives leading the group. Both sections of the sculpture rest on a long horizontal beam which is supported by seven pairs of vertical beams. Subject:  Figure group Allegory -- Place -- Lynn Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing Occupation -- Craft -- Shoemaker Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe Architecture -- Commercial -- Office Building Architecture -- Machine -- Engine Architecture exterior -- Industry -- Factory Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lynn Sculpture Owner:  North Shore Community College, 300 Broad Street, Lynn, Massachusetts 01901 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned through the Massachusetts One Percent for Public Art program. IAS files contain a copy of the artist's description of his sculpture which notes that the dates on the support beams identify the time periods depicted in each section of the sculpture. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 150. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997. Illustration:  Image on file. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 150. 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 87740227   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740227 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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