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Kaslow, Lisa,
Gaudreall Associates,
Figure group -- Nude
Landscape -- Celestial
Landscape -- Celestial
Landscape -- Celestial
Object -- Art Tool
Relief
Architectural component
Sculpture
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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Inventory of American Sculpture
MD000390
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