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Freeland, Bill,
Johnson Atelier,
Lawrence Polillo Associates,
Steven Cohen Associates,
Abstract
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Elemental Intervals, (sculpture).
Artist:
Freeland, Bill, 1929- , sculptor.
Johnson Atelier, founder.
Lawrence Polillo Associates, architectural firm.
Steven Cohen Associates, architectural firm.
Title:
Elemental Intervals, (sculpture).
Dates:
Commissioned 1985. 1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted plate aluminum, bronze rod, and limestone.
Dimensions:
2 sculptures. Overall: approx. H. 35 ft. x W. 27 ft. (4 1/2 tons).
Description:
The South Street facade of a retail complex parking garage is adorned with two large abstract sculptures, each constructed with a bronze mesh cage containing four and a half tons of limestone rocks.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Architectural component
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Located 1001-1051 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
John C. Acciavatti of The South Street Development Company commissioned the artist to work with the building's architect, Lawrence Polillo Associates to create an overall design for the facade of the parking garage. Steven Cohen Associates helped with the installation. The project was initiated by the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia and the Percent for Art Program. IAS files contain an excerpt from Penny Balkin Bach's "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 254; an article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, April 26, 1987; and a press release from Oscarsson Siegeltuch & Company's Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, New York, New York.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 254.
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 PA001153
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001153
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