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Brandston, Howard,
Kaufman, Melvyn,
Emory Roth and Sons,
A. E. Bye Associates,
Corchia, de Harak,
Grand Metal Lighting,
Landscape -- Tree
Abstract
Light fixture
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Heat Tree, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brandston, Howard, sculptor.
Kaufman, Melvyn, design firm.
Emory Roth and Sons, architectural firm.
A. E. Bye Associates, landscape architect.
Corchia, de Harak, design firm.
Grand Metal Lighting, fabricator.
Title:
Heat Tree, (sculpture).
Dates:
1970.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: stainless steel.
Dimensions:
2 parts. Each part approx. H. 10 ft. Diam 16 ft.
Inscription:
Grand Metal Lighting unsigned Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Lighting created in the shape of a pair of trees which flank the building entrance. Each tree consists of a funnel-shaped trunk from which nine branches extend out asymmetrically. The branches are metal tubes, approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter. At the end of each branch is a heat lamp measuring 14 x 28 x 4 in.
Subject:
Landscape -- Tree
Abstract
Object Type:
Light fixture
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Sage Realty Corporation, 777 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10017
Located 77 Water Street Plaza, New York, New York
Remarks:
Commissioned by the William Kaufman Organization. These heat lamps are taken down each spring and stored until fall. To facilitate assembling the trees, each branch is marked with a number which corresponds to a number at the top of the trunk. For information on all of the Kaufman Organization's installations at both 77 Water Street and 127 John Street, see: "A Little Fun," Time (August 7, 1973): pg. 48; Nation's Business (September 19, 1973); Washington Post, August 12, 1973, pg. L1; The Christian Science Monitor, October 11, 1972, pg. 13; Shreveport Times, October 20, 1972, pg. 14A; "Gotham Builder Uses Glass in Novel Ways," American Glass Review (December 1972): pg.12; "There's More Than Rain on the Roof," American Roofer & Building Improvement (December 1972): pg. 14; and Morgan, Ann Lee, Ed., "Contemporary Designers," Detroit, MI: Gale Research Company, Book Tower, 1984, pg. 146-147. IAS files contain copies of these articles as well as a few unidentified articles.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1992.
Gayle, Margot & Michele Cohen, "Guide to Manhattan's Outdoor Sculpture," New York: Prentice Hall, 1988, pg. 17.
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 NY000113
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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