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Danhires, George,
Cytemp Specialty Steel Division,
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Art Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Titusville
Sculpture
The Specialty Steelmaker of Titusville, (sculpture).
Artist:
Danhires, George, 1942- , sculptor.
Cytemp Specialty Steel Division, fabricator.
Title:
The Specialty Steelmaker of Titusville, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast March 1985.
Medium:
Sculpture: Type 316L stainless steel; Base: Type 316L stainless steel; Foundation: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 4 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 in. x W. 4 ft. x 4 ft. L.
Inscription:
(On plaque cast into the base:) SPECIALTY STEELMAKER/OF TITUSVILLE/Dedicated to CHARLES BURGESS,/founder of the Titusville Plant/and to the Specialty Steelmakers/of Titusville, Pennsylvania/1884-1984/(one column:) Sculptor-George Danhires/Cast in March 1985/TYPE 316L Stainless Steel/(second column:) Cytemp Specialty Steel Division/Cyclops Corporation/Titusville, Pennsylvania unsigned
Description:
A steelworker stands holding a six foot long, thin steel beam with his gloved proper right hand. He holds calipers in his proper left hand with which he measures the width of the beam. The steelworker wears a hard-hat and has pens and pencils sticking out from the breast pocket on his proper right side. The sculpture rests on a square base on top of a concrete foundation.
Subject:
Figure male -- Full length
Occupation -- Industry
Object -- Art Tool -- Caliper
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Titusville
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Titusville, Parks Department, 714 East Main Street, Titusville, Pennsylvania 16354
Located Burgess Park, East Main Street & Murdock Boulevard, Titusville, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture is dedicated to Charles Burgess, the founder of the Titusville Plant and dedicated to the specialty steelmakers of Titusville.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA000960
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