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Untitled, (sculpture). Artist:  Ries, Victor Salo, sculptor. Michaels, Leonard, architect. Title:  Untitled, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Holy Mountain , (sculpture). Mount Sinai, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated April 1958. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Copper, brass, and aluminum. Dimensions:  Approx. 24 x 21 x 3 ft. Inscription:  signed Description:  A triangular-shaped sculpture of cut, bent, and shaped copper mounted on the front exterior wall of the Temple. The sculpture consists of a triangular mountain shape with a series of tent-like structures scattered around its lower sections. The mountain top is surmounted by the Ten Commandment tablets and the Hebrew letter "Shin" (the first letter of the Hebrew word "Shaddai" meaning "almighty"). Three aluminum rods reach from the tablets down to the mountain base. Subject:  Landscape -- Mountain -- Mt. Sinai Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses Religion -- Old Testament -- Ten Commandments Religion -- Judaism Architecture -- Domestic -- Tent Object -- Letter Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- San Mateo Architectural component Sculpture Owner:  Temple Beth El, 1700 Alameda de las Pulgas, Front exterior wall, San Mateo, California 94403 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, California, San Francisco survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 CA001002   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture CA001002 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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