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Bertoia, Harry,
Stone, Edward Durell,
Davis, Pool & Sloan,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Fountain
Sculpture
Free Interpretation of Plant Forms, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bertoia, Harry, 1915-1978, sculptor.
Stone, Edward Durell, 1902-1978, architect.
Davis, Pool & Sloan, architectural firm.
Title:
Free Interpretation of Plant Forms, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Fountain Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
1967. Dedicated May 23, 1967. Relocated 2000. Relocated July 22, 2016.
Medium:
Sculpture: welded copper tubing and bronze rods. (4 tons).
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 144 x 168 x 216 in. Diam. 540 in.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Fountain
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Located Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
Provenance:
Formerly located Philadelphia Civic Center, 34th Street & Civic Center Boulevard, Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1967-2000.
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned by Philadelphia's Percent for Art program and was initially installed at the Philadelphia Civic Center. The sculpture was moved to storage in 2000 when the Civic Center was torn down. On July 22, 2016, the sculpture was relocated to the grounds of the Woodmere Art Museum.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 323.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 236.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Chestnut Hill Local, July 20, 2016.
Illustration:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 323.
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 77001292
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