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    		• Poirier, Norman,
     
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    		• Harbeson, Paul Cret,
     
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    		• H2L2 Architects and Planners,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Craft
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    (Upholsterer), (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Poirier, Norman, sculptor.
    Harbeson, Paul Cret, 1919- , architect.
    H2L2 Architects and Planners, architectural firm.
    Title: 
    (Upholsterer), (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Designed 1980. Commissioned Jan. 13, 1980. Installed 1982. Dedicated June 3, 1982.
    Digital Reference: 
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    Medium: 
    Sculpture: Aluminite containing an aggregate of vermiculite & brownstone, metal mesh, and stainless steel pipes; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. 5 in. x 8 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. x 5 ft. x 8 ft. 2 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    The sculpture depicts a man illustrating the process of upholstering. In his hands he holds up stainless steel poles to which lengths of wire mesh are attached to represent upholstery fabric.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Craft -- Textile Worker
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Upholsterer's International Union, 25 North 4th Street, Christ Church Walkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
    Remarks: 
    Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
    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 PA000050
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