Joggers, (sculpture).

Joggers, (sculpture).

Bermani, Filippo, sculptor.

McDermott Brothers Company, founder.

Joggers, (sculpture).

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Overall: approx. 7 x 14 x 5 ft.; Larger grouping: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 1 cm.; Smaller grouping: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 cm.

(Foot of one jogger:) P. Bermani signed

Four geometric, sheet steel figures are in a running position, each with a leg extended backward or elevated. The figures are in two differently-sized groups, each with a male and female. The sculpture is set directly on the ground in a bed of woodchip mulch.

Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Track & Field

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown

Administered by City of Allentown, Parks Department, 2700 Parkway Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104

Located Percy Ruhe Park, South 24th Street, west side of park, near Oxford Drive, Allentown, Pennsylvania

The sculpture was a gift of Philip and Muriel Berman. IAS files contain: an excerpt from Myra Yellin Goldfarb's booklet "Stepping Stones into the Past: Allentown's Outdoor Public Sculpture, 1900-1988," City of Allentown: pg. 88-90; a newspaper article from the Allentown Morning Call, Oct. 17, 1986.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.

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