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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Paris, Harold Persico, 1925-1979, sculptor. Adams, Mark, 1925- , designer. Pardinas, Alfonso, contractor. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Gray Portal, (sculpture). Dates:  Mid 1970s. Installed 1989. Reinstalled 1991. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: cast bronze; Base: brick. Dimensions:  5 forms. Each form: varies, approx. L. 3 to 10 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Sculpture is an installation of five abstract bronze forms on a brick plaza. Some of the forms are slightly raised on a base of brick, others are set directly on the ground. One of the forms is set in the opening of a large, squared, gray arch. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Oakland Arch Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority, Marketing Services, 800 Madison Avenue, Oakland, California 94612 Located Macarthur BART Station, 40th & Telegraph, Oakland, California Provenance:  Formerly located 12th Street BART Station, Oakland, California Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $30,000 given in 1974 to the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit. Originally installed at the grand opening of the Bay Area Transit Authority, 12th Street Station. Sculpture was moved to present location in 1991. Mark Adams designed the mosaic tile which was installed by Alfonso Pardinas. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. 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 CA001129   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001129 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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