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Tacha, Athena,
LeFevre, James R.,
Steel Workers Union of Toledo,
Art Iron,
Henry Gurtzweiler, Inc.,
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Borromini, Francesco
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Perspective Arcade, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tacha, Athena, 1936- , sculptor.
LeFevre, James R., engineer.
Steel Workers Union of Toledo, fabricator.
Art Iron, fabricator.
Henry Gurtzweiler, Inc., contractor.
Title:
Perspective Arcade, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Perspective Archade (Homage to Borromini), (sculpture).
Dates:
1979-1980. Copyrighted 1980. Dedicated Aug. 30, 1980.
Medium:
Cor-Ten steel painted blue and golden brown.
Dimensions:
Approx. 12 x 19 x 50 ft.
Inscription:
(At bottom of north and final leg of east elevation:) Athena Tacha 1980 (copyright symbol) signed
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Borromini, Francesco
Object Type:
Arch
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Toledo, Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, 2201 Ottawa Parkway Drive, Toledo, Ohio 43606
Located Civic Center Mall, South End, Facing Jackson Street, Toledo, Ohio
Remarks:
Commissioned by Junior League of Toledo. Funded by Junior League of Toledo and the Ohio Arts Council.
Nearby plaque reads: 'Perspective Arcade' by Athena Tacha/Presented to the City of Toledo by the Junior League of Toledo,/Inc. in cooperation with Art Iron Inc. - Bethlehem Steel Corp.,/Cement Masons Union Local 886 - Cas. F. Mann Painting Co.,/Commercial Sandblasting...
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.
Tacha, Athena, 1991.
"Citywide Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition," Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, 1984, pg. 63.
Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 140.
Tacha, Athena, "Dancing in the Landscape: The Sculpture of Athena Tacha," Washington, D.C.: Editions Ariel of Grayson Publishing, 2000, pg. 117.
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 74240007
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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