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Mintz, Marvin,
Mintz Construction Company,
Keeva J. Kekst Architects,
Abstract
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Labor
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Architectural component
Sculpture
(Labor), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Mintz, Marvin, contractor.
Mintz Construction Company, contractor.
Keeva J. Kekst Architects, architectural firm.
Title:
(Labor), (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1973.
Medium:
Hammered, warped bronze sheet metal.
Dimensions:
Approx. 7 ft. 5 in. x 35 ft. x 1 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture on the facade of a building depicts nine laborers at work. They utilize a wheelbarrel, a hod, a spudbar and other construction materials. The figures are arranged in three groups of three, two and four.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group -- Male
Occupation -- Labor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Laborers' International Union of North America, Local 423, 620 Alum Creek Drive, John E. Scales Union Hall, Columbus, Ohio 43205
Remarks:
The sculpture is illuminated by a single ground-mounted footlight. The Keeva J. Kebst Architects served as consultants. The Mintz Construction Company was awarded the design and build contract. The Union hall was dedicated Sept. 1973. IAS files include related articles from the Columbus Dispatch Sept. 21, 1973 and the Call & Post (Columbus, OH) Sept. 29, 1973, Pg.1A & 2A.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus 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 OH000294
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000294
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