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Affirmation of Life: Hiroshima the Unkillable Human, (sculpture). Artist:  Franck, Frederick, 1909-2006, sculptor. Title:  Affirmation of Life: Hiroshima the Unkillable Human, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Hiroshima the Unkillable Human, (sculpture). Unkillable Human, (sculpture). Dates:  ca. 1990. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: painted steel, acrylic; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  2 units. Sculpture: approx. 8 x 4 x 30 ft. Inscription:  signed Description:  Installation consisting of two units. A vertical rectangle of sheet steel has an abstract human figure cut out of the center. The figure's face is pointed skyward. A clear acrylic panel backs the hole left by the cutout. The cutout piece is placed approximately 30 feet away from the first piece. The sculpture is set on a concrete base. Subject:  Abstract Figure -- Full length Allegory -- Place -- Hiroshima Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Harrisburg, Parks and Recreation Department, 10 North Second Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Located Riverfront Park, North Front Street near Woodbine Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by Doctors for Social Responsibility. The sculpture is one of three by the artist installed in the Peace Garden at Riverfront Park (see also PA001668, PA001669). References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994. 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 PA001667   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001667 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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