The Learning Tree, (sculpture).

The Learning Tree, (sculpture).

McGuire, Patrick, sculptor.

Brotman, Benjamin, architect.

The Learning Tree, (sculpture).

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Sculpture: sheet steel, painted; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. x 4 ft.

(On plaque on concrete foundation:) THE LEARNING TREE/PATRICK F. McGUIRE/1982 unsigned

Steel cut-outs of a tree, clouds, sky and sun. The tree is painted green and brown; the clouds are white; the sun is yellow, and the sky is painted blue. The entire piece is bolted onto a steel plate, itself bolted into a concrete foundation.

Landscape -- Tree

Landscape -- Weather -- Cloud

Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Administered by City of Baltimore, Education/Facilities, 200 East North Avenue, Room 407, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Located John Eager Howard Elementary, 2011 Linden Avenue, On lawn in front of school, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

The sculpture was commissioned by the school's architect Benjamin Brotman, and was funded by the City of Baltimore's Percent for Art program. For related information see: Henry & Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.

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