Island of Moss, (sculpture).

Island of Moss, (sculpture).

Bertoia, Harry, 1915-1978, sculptor.

Island of Moss, (sculpture).

1967. Dedicated 1982.

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Sculpture: bronze, with patina; Base: concrete and stone.

Sculpture: approx. 24 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.; Base: approx. 14 in. x 12 ft. x 12 ft.

(Bronze plaque on front edge of base:) Island of Moss/1967/Harry Bertoia/installed/under the Fine Arts Program/of the Reading Redevelopment Authority/of the City of Reading unsigned

A gathering of sculpted bronze moss. A molten, irregular base supports hundreds of 8 inch stems with noduled tips. They branch out in a swaying pattern. The entire piece sets atop a six-sided concrete base, the surface covered with white and tan pebbles of varying sizes.

Object -- Foliage -- Moss

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading

Administered by City of Reading, Bureau of Parks and Public Property, 815 Washington Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601

Located State Plaza, Between 6th & 7th, Penn Street, Reading, Pennsylvania

The sculpture was erected under the Fine Arts Program of the Reading Redevelopment Authority.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

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