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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Remely, Paul F.,     Remely, Thomas A.,     Gilmartin, Frederick,     Holt, Seaton,     D & H Welding,     Abstract -- Geometric     Figure group -- Family     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Bethlehem     Sculpture

The Family of Man, (sculpture). Artist:  Remely, Paul F., sculptor. Remely, Thomas A., assistant. Gilmartin, Frederick, fabricator. Holt, Seaton, welder. D & H Welding, fabricator. Title:  The Family of Man, (sculpture). Dates:  1975. Relocated Aug. 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Myari R steel, brass, bronze, stainless steel; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 18 x 10 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 10 in. x 14 ft. x 8 ft. (4 1/2 tons). Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Five steel I-beam figures with cutout faces represent a family. In the center is the father, with the mother on his proper left and two children on his proper right. By the mother's proper left side is a child. The torsos have brass and stainless steel elements welded to them is a decorative arrangement. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Figure group -- Family 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 Bethlehem Plaza Mall, Broad & New Streets, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Provenance:  Formerly located First Valley Bank, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The artist died before the sculpture was completed, and his son, Thomas A. Remeley, worked with the fabrication supervisor, Frederick Gilmartin, and the welding supervisor, Seaton Holt, to complete the work. The sculpture was commissioned by Reese Jones of First Valley Bank in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was originally installed in front of the bank before being relocated to its current site in 1976. The figures were originally designed to have stained-glass faces. For related information see Marilou Cummings' booklet "The Sculptures of the City of Bethlehem and Their Sculptors," Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission, 1993. IAS files contain newspaper articles: Bethlehem Globe-Times, Aug. 3, 1974; The Morning Call, Aug. 26, 1976; photocopy of pamphlet "Bethlehem Pennsylvania Sculpture," Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995. Illustration:  Image on file. The Morning Call, Aug. 26, 1976. 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 PA001359   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001359 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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