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Gerst, Leon,
Shultz, John L.,
Brown, Jim,
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
Sundial
Sculpture
Sun Dial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gerst, Leon, 1913- , sculptor.
Shultz, John L., fabricator.
Brown, Jim, contractor.
Title:
Sun Dial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1989.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: steel, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. x 2 ft. x 20 in.
Inscription:
(On base:) Lee Gerst 89 signed
Description:
Abstract painted steel sculpture featuring a sundial. An inwardly curved upright rod supports the sundial disk at an angle. The disk is flat and has a circle cut out of the center. A triangular piece is placed perpendicular across the middle of the disk. Behind the disk is a vertical round piece with eleven ray-like projections along the top edge.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
Sundial
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Reading School District, 801 North 13th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
Located Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, 500 Museum Road, West side of Planetarium, Reading, Pennsylvania 19611
Remarks:
The sundial was made by Shultz. Brown oversaw the installation. The sculpture was moved in the summer of 1993 to a site farther away from a nearby creek. The sculpture stands in a flood plain.
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 PA001175
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001175
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