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Rochester Project, (sculpture). Artist:  Fleischner, Richard, 1944- , sculptor. Robert Tucker Wallace Welding, Inc., fabricator. Title:  Rochester Project, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Sesquicentennial Sculpture, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1984. Installed Sept. 26, 1986. Dedicated Oct. 16, 1986. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Painted steel. Dimensions:  7 pieces. Height ranges from 13 to 16 ft. (16 tons). Inscription:  (On plaque:) "ROCHESTER PROJECT"/Richard Fleischner/Artist/Dedicated October 1986 Description:  A 1.3 acre environmental sculpture consists of seven monoliths which encircle a sunken amphitheater. Three of the pieces are rectangular with trellis-like patterns. Two of the pieces are wedge-shaped and one is a vertical rectangle. The final piece is L-shaped. All are painted in shades of gray, blue and cream, in patterns which give the surface appearance of marble. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Rochester Site-specific Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Rochester, Bureau of Parks, Parks, Recreation and Human Services, 30 Church Street, Rochester, New York 14614 Located Genesee Crossroads Park, Major Charles Carroll Plaza, Rochester, New York Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $50,000 given in 1984 to Rochester Sesquicentennial Inc. Additional funding was provided by the New York Council on the Arts ($15,000), the Alcoa Foundation ($15,000), and contributions of members of the Sesquicentennial Arts and Cultural Committee, corporate and individual donors ($22,000). IAS files contain drawings and plans with detailed dimensions; related articles from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, June 28, 1986; and the Rochester Times-Union, Sept. 26, 1986, Oct. 16, 1986, and Oct. 17, 1986. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. 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 NY001784   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001784 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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