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The Finder, (sculpture). Artist:  Gonzalez, Arthur, sculptor. Title:  The Finder, (sculpture). Dates:  1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. 4 x 4 x 2 ft.; Horizontal group: approx. 1 x 4 x 1 ft. Description:  Installed on the railroad station's tower is a chest-length figure of a woman with her proper right hand raised to shield her eyes as she looks out across the railroad tracks. She is making a connection with the artist's companion sculpture, "The Seekers" (IAS NY001881), installed on the opposite side of the railroad tracks. In her proper left hand she holds an abstract form -- a silver orb from which angled pipes protrude -- a replica of a mechanical prototype that proved the existence of steam power. The orb symbolizes the future, the search for progress, and the expectation of the modern world. Beneath the figure is a horizontal bar adorned with a group of symbols, including a crown, a miniature train, a cow bell, an oil can, and an antelope head. Subject:  Figure female -- Waist length Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Transportation Allegory -- Time -- Future Allegory -- Other -- Progress Object -- Other -- Orb Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Tuckahoe Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Metropolitan Transit Authority, Metro North, New York, New York 10017 Located Tuckahoe Railroad Station, Tuckahoe, New York Remarks:  IAS files contain the artist's proposal for the sculpture, with his statement about the sculpture. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: ARTHUR GONZALEZ/THE FINDER/1990/PATINATED BRONZE/COMMISSIONED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ARTS FOR/TRANSIT AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Related Works:  Companion to: NY001881. 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 NY000530   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY000530 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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