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    		• Frudakis, Zenos,
     
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    		• Marcune, Ben Fortunado,
     
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    		• Connors, Virginia,
     
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    		• Laran Bronze, Inc.,
     
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    		• Figure male -- Full length
     
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    		• Occupation -- Industry
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Bethlehem
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Frudakis, Zenos, 1951- , sculptor.
    Marcune, Ben Fortunado, sculptor.
    Connors, Virginia, assistant.
    Laran Bronze, Inc., founder.
    Title: 
    Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1991. Dedicated April 28, 1991.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: weathering steel, bronze, black granite; Foundation: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. x 7 ft. x 18 in.; Foundation: approx. 3 in. x 3 ft. x 18 in. (2,500 lbs.).
    Inscription: 
    (Front of black granite block, incised lettering:) LEHIGH VALLEY WORKERS MEMORIAL/FOR THE WORKING MEN AND WOMEN/WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED OR INJURED ON THE JOB/AND THEIR FAMILIES/DEDICATED APRIL 28, 1991 unsigned
    Description: 
    Braced within a steel circle is a bronze figure of a worker with his hands pushing upward. His head is lowered and turned to the proper left, with his knees bent and his proper left foot extended backward. He wears work clothes, including boots, jeans, and a shirt with the sleeves rolled up. The figure has a green-grey patina. The figure and circle are set upon a rectangular block of black granite, mounted upon a rectangular foundation.
    Subject: 
    Figure male -- Full length
    Occupation -- Industry
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Bethlehem
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Bethlehem, Department of Parks and Public Property, 10 East Church Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
    Located Rose Garden, 8th Avenue & Union Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    The memorial commemorates workers who have been killed or injured on the job in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania. It was commissioned by the City of Bethlehem and the Lehigh Valley Workers Committee. For related reading see Marilou Cummings' booklet "The Sculptures of the City of Bethlehem and Their Sculptors," Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission, 1993. IAS files contain newspaper articles: The Globe-Times (Bethlehem, PA), April 24, 1991, pg. B3; The Morning Call, April 28, 1991.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Morning Call, April 28, 1991.
    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 PA001358
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