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  • Kaslow, Lisa,
     
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  • Gaudreall Associates,
     
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  • Figure group -- Nude
     
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  • Landscape -- Celestial
     
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  • Landscape -- Celestial
     
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  • Landscape -- Celestial
     
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  • Object -- Art Tool
     
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    The Quest, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Kaslow, Lisa, 1953- , sculptor.
    Gaudreall Associates, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    The Quest, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1984. Copyrighted 1984.
    Medium: 
    Steel, painted.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 8 ft. x 9 ft. 10 in. x 5 in.
    Inscription: 
    (Lower right corner:) Kaslow/(copyright symbol) 1984 (On lower left corner:) Quest signed
    Description: 
    A painted relief comprised of four nude cut-out figures, and cut-outs of the moon, the sun, the world, a T-square, a carpenter's square, triangles, circles, crosses and other references to an active life of learning. The brightly colored relief is set against a white background square plate and is mounted on school entrance facade.
    Subject: 
    Figure group -- Nude
    Landscape -- Celestial -- Sun
    Landscape -- Celestial -- Moon
    Landscape -- Celestial -- Planet
    Object -- Art Tool -- Square
    Object Type: 
    Relief
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Baltimore, Education/Facilities, 200 East North Avenue, Room 407, Baltimore, Maryland 21202
    Provenance: 
    Formerly located Canton Junior High School, 801 South Highland Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21224
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was commissioned through the City's Percent for Art program. For related information see Henry and Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987. The Baltimore Banner (September 26, 2023) notes the sculpture was removed.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.
    Baltimore Banner, September 26, 2023.
    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 MD000390
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