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Mason-Jackson and Kane,
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Civic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Ledge
Sculpture
(Abstract Sculpture), (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Mason-Jackson and Kane, architectural firm.
Title:
(Abstract Sculpture), (sculpture).
Medium:
Sculpture: metal; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 3 ft.
Inscription:
(Plaque:) CITY OF/GRAND LEDGE MICHIGAN/OCTOBER 19(... transcription illegible)/(list of city officials)
Description:
An abstract sculpture symbolizing the intertwining of justice, committee workings and city council integrity, with a plaque beneath it. Both the sculpture and the plaque are mounted on a slab is on the facade of City Hall.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Civic
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Ledge
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Grand Ledge, Grand Ledge, Michigan
Located City Hall, 200 East Jefferson, Facade, Grand Ledge, Michigan
Remarks:
Title supplied by Inventory cataloger.
Donated as a Christmas present by William Kane, the architect of the City Hall building, of Manson-Jackson and Kane architects, who commissioned an artist from the office to do it. Also part of the gift, the plaque was donated by Clark Construction Company, general contractors for the remodeling of the City Hall building, and commemorates the dedication of the City Hall. IAS files contain a related, undated article from the Lansing State Journal.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
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 MI000320
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