The Barn Raising, (sculpture).

The Barn Raising, (sculpture).

McCorkle, Sallie, sculptor.

McGovern, Thomas, sculptor.

The Barn Raising, (sculpture).

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Painted metal and bronze.

2 pieces. Barn: approx. 12 x 12 x 24 ft.; Picnic table: approx. H. 36 in. x W. 80 in.

Sallie McCorkle/Thomas McGovern (On blueprint, incised lettering:) THE BARN RAISING/Sallie McCorkle/Thomas McGovern/"For people who join together to create monumental ideas."/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center May 1993 signed

The sculpture depicts the frame of a barn created with metal two-by-fours. The barn's back wall is in the process of going up and is tilted at about eighty degrees. A metal picnic table with benches is located nearby. On the edge of the picnic table is bronze plaque bearing the blueprints for the barn. Both the barn and picnic table are painted red.

Architecture -- Farm -- Barn

Object -- Furniture -- Table

Object -- Art Object -- Blueprint

Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Hershey

Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, University Drive, Main entrance, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.

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