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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Myford, James C., 1940- , sculptor. Besco Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Medium:  Sculpture: cast aluminum. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. Description:  Two elongated curvilinear forms. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 611 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222 Located Carnegie Library, Squirrel Hill Branch, Forbes & Murray Avenues, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Remarks:  Commissioned by The Aluminum Company of America. The piece was cast using a "lost styrofoam process," which is similar to the "lost wax process" of casting. First, an exact full-size model of the piece is made in styrofoam. Then the artist packs the piece in a sand mold inside a flask built of two inch planks. When the molten aluminum is poured into the flask, it vaporizes the styrofoam, but the aluminum is held in place by the sand. The piece was cast by the Besco Manufacturing Company. At the time of SOS! survey in June 1995, the piece had been removed for restoration and the SOS! volunteer was unable to complete the conditions portion of the survey. The SOS! survey notes that the piece was removed for restoration in early 1995. References:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 290. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0232, 1989. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 318. 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 64480156   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 64480156 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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