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Ihlenfeld, Klaus,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Shippensburg
Sculpture
Solar Furnace, (
sculpture
).
Artist:
Ihlenfeld, Klaus, 1934- , sculptor.
Title:
Solar Furnace, (
sculpture
).
Dates:
Dedicated 1973.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Copper-covered phosphorus bronze.
Dimensions:
Approx. 7 x 4 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
An abstract, unevenly-patinated
sculpture
that gives the impression of a hairbrush standing on end and bent slightly so that the bristles are angled toward the sky. The bristles are topped with flat surfaces, like nails. The
sculpture
is set directly on the ground and is surrounded by loose stones.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor
Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Shippensburg
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by
Shippensburg
University, Department of Art, 871 Old Main Drive,
Shippensburg
,
Pennsylvania
17257
Located
Shippensburg
University, Library
Sculpture
Garden,
Shippensburg
,
Pennsylvania
Remarks:
A nearby plaque reads:
SCULPTURE
GARDEN/GIVEN BY THE ALUMNI/AND FRIENDS OF/SHIPPENBURG/STATE COLLEGE/1972-73/LOYALTY FUND CAMPAIGN/
--
/SOLAR FURNACE/BY KLAUS IHLENFELD/SCULPTOR/PURCHASED THROUGH THE/MR. AND MRS. CARL A. NAUGLE/SPECIAL GIFT FUND OF THE/
SHIPPENSBURG
STATE COLLEGE/TRUST/1973/
--
/REFLECTING POOL/A GIFT OF THE CLASS OF 1968.
References:
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Outdoor
Sculpture
,
Pennsylvania
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 PA000980
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Control Number
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