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Merchants Bartering, (sculpture). Artist:  Utescher, Gerd, 1912- , sculptor. Milton Schwartz and Associates, architectural firm. Title:  Merchants Bartering, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1968. Medium:  Sculpture: Fiberglass and plastic resin, on an expanded steel lath, bronze patina; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 58 x 56 x 7 in.; Base: approx. 48 x 42 x 16 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Six abstract slender figures stand together in pairs and are engaged in conversation with each other. From left to right: one figure shows a piece of cloth to the other figure; the next two figures shake hands; and the last two figures exchange a package. The figures are framed by an open rectangle which rests on a concrete block base. Subject:  Abstract Figure group Occupation -- Vendor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Fifth Street Wholesale Distributors Association, 5th & Spring Garden streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123 Located Liberty Shopping Plaza, Spring Garden Street between 5th & 6th streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  This piece was initiated through the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia and was purchased for the Wholesale Distributors Association under the One Percent for Art Program. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. City of Philadelphia, 1973. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 325. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 325. 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 88320113   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88320113 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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