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    		• Knapp, Miriam,
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
     
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    Cityscape III, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Knapp, Miriam, 1934- , sculptor.
    Title: 
    Cityscape III, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1982. Installed April 1983. Dedicated 1984.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: steel, painted; Base: metal.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 4 in. x 10 in. x 5 ft. 1 in.; Base: approx. 2 in. x 7 ft. 1 in. x 2 ft. 1 in.
    Inscription: 
    MHK - 82 signed
    Description: 
    An abstract sculpture composed of three wide, thin strips of metal bent to form three rectangles. The rectangles are lined up side by side and evoke the image of a city skyline. The first rectangle is painted red and is a foot taller than the next which is painted yellow and is a bit taller than the last which is painted white.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Cityscape
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
    Located West Concord Street Park, Shawmut & West Concord Streets, Boston, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: Installation of the sculpture, "Cityscape III" by Miriam Knapp and landscape improvements at the West Concord Street Park were funded in 1984 through a grant from the Edward Ingersoll Browne Trust Fund, a private fund administered by the City of Boston./This project was accomplished with the help of H.O.M.E. Inc., Rutland Housing Associates, and West Concord Street Homeowners Association.
    References: 
    Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 70.
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 70.
    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 87740099
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