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  • Blumenfeld, Helaine,
     
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  • Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
     
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  • Sculpture
     
     
    Family, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Blumenfeld, Helaine, 1938- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Family, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1983. Dedicated Oct. 1, 1983.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Norwegian blue granite.
    Dimensions: 
    Largest piece: approx. 89 x 58 x 27 in.
    Description: 
    Five biomorphic pieces arranged in a circle. The five forms are designed to be periodically rearranged.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Federal Plaza Associates, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
    Located at Reuss Federal Plaza, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Remarks: 
    The new federal building was designed by the architectural firm of Perkins & Will and completed in 1983. The cost of the privately commissioned sculpture, estimated at $250,000 was funded by two anonymous donors. Sculpture was designed to be touched and climbed upon. For related reading see: Milwaukee Journal, Oct. 18, 1983. IAS files contain detailed dimensions of each piece.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Wisconsin, Milwaukee survey, 1993.
    Palmer, Virginia A., 1989.
    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 74020027
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