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Baskin, Leonard,
Bedi-Makky Art Foundry,
Figure group -- Male
Figure group -- Nude
Figure male -- Elderly
Fantasy -- Animal
Allegory -- Time
Allegory -- Life
Allegory -- Life
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Young Man, Old Man, The Future, (sculpture).
Artist:
Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000, sculptor.
Bedi-Makky Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Young Man, Old Man, The Future, (sculpture).
Dates:
1965. Installed 1966. Dedicated March 29, 1966.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick.
Dimensions:
3 figures. Seated man: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. x 30 in.; Standing man: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Bird: approx. 4 x 4 x 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 in. x 50 ft. x 21 in.
Inscription:
(Back of seated man:) MCMLXV L . BASKIN . F / Bedi-Makky Art Foundry NYC (Plaque on brick base of bird-like figure:) Society Hill Sculpture/by Leonard Baskin/dedicated to the residents of/Society Hill/by ALCOA March 29, 1966 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
A nude figure of an old man seated on a cube, hands folded in his lap; a nude figure of a young man standing with his proper left hand on his left hip; and a winged bird-like creature resting on a tall base are installed on a low brick platform.
Subject:
Figure group
--
Male
Figure group
--
Nude
Figure male
--
Elderly
--
Nude
Fantasy
--
Animal
--
Bird
Allegory
--
Time
--
Future
Allegory
--
Life
--
Youth
Allegory
--
Life
--
Old Age
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture
--
Pennsylvania
--
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Society Hill Towers, 3rd & Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
This piece was commissioned under the Redevelopment Authority's One Percent for Fine Arts Program.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 322.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 235.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 322.
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 77001326
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