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For Handel, (sculpture). Artist:  di Suvero, Mark, 1933- , sculptor. Klein, Henry, 1920- , architect. Title:  For Handel, (sculpture). Dates:  1975. Medium:  Sculpture: painted steel; Foundation: concrete, brick. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 27 ft.; Each base pad: approx. W. 32 in. x 64 in. (10 tons). Inscription:  (Dated) (Welded on inside at base of proper right I-beam) Fox Handel signed Description:  A 27 foot high abstract sculpture composed of two foot steel I-beams welded into a pyramid shaped structure and painted orange. One long and two short I-beams are joined at the summit and four shorter beams are welded or otherwise attached at that point. I-beams extend at equal angles from the base of the longest beam at ground level. Two decorative steel flanges with cut out design are attached upright to these ground level beams. A swing suspended by chain originally hung at the summit apex, but was removed within the first year because of deterioration and safety concerns. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Homage -- Handel, George Frederic Performing Arts -- Music Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Washington -- Bellingham Sculpture Owner:  Western Washington University, Western Gallery, Performing Arts Center plaza, Bellingham, Washington 98225 Remarks:  Gift from Virginia Wright Fund, installation cost from Performing Arts Center construction funds. Nearby plaque reads: FOR HANDEL/MARK di SUVERO 1975/GIFT OF VIRGINIA WRIGHT FUND. IAS files contain brochure "Western Washington University Outdoor Sculpture Collection," n.d. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Washington survey, 1994. Western Washington University, 1991. 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 66360004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66360004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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