(Abstract Geometric), (sculpture).

(Abstract Geometric), (sculpture).

Johnson, Jeffrey Nels, sculptor.

(Abstract Geometric), (sculpture).

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Painted orange steel and steel cables on a concrete pad.

Approx. 94 x 105 x 268 in.

Four steel 4 ft. diameter circles are arranged in a square. A steel "x" holds all four circles together. An I-beam is hinged to the "x", it curves down to the ground, and then curves up again. A steel cable is attached to each disc, these cables are attached to the distant end of the I-beam.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore

Maryland Institute, College of Art, Maintenance, 1300 West Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217

Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.

Although, always owned by The Maryland Institute, College of Art, this piece was formerly located on a grassy strip along Howard Street, just south of Dolphin Street which was space used by Maryland Institute sculptors. The piece was moved when Baltimore's new Light Rail Transportation System was built. Johnson was a student at the Maryland Institute and graduated in 1974.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993.

Naylor, Henry and Caroline, "Public Monuments & Sculptures of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987.

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