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Aurora Window, Canopy, and Sconces, (sculpture). Artist:  King, Ray, 1950- , sculptor. Sheward-Henderson, architectural firm. David Chou, Bernard Schwartz, and Associates, contractor. Title:  Aurora Window, Canopy, and Sconces, (sculpture). Dates:  1989. Copyrighted 1989. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Glass, bronze, & steel. Dimensions:  12 parts. Window: approx. H. 20 ft. x W. 14 ft.; Canopy: approx. 3 ft. x 14 ft. x 14 ft. 3 in.; Scones: range from approx. H. 3 ft. to 6 ft. x W. 3 ft. 6 in. to 3 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  The artist has integrated his sculpture into the architecture of the building. The canopy is a glass, conical, cantilevered structure with sunburst, raylike supports. Above the canopy, the Aurora Window embodies spiral shapes in reference to the aurora borealis. A total of ten light fixture sconces are found evenly spaced around the exterior of the building. Constructed of patinated bronze studded with glass lenses, the sconces are surrounded by vertical, sawtoothed glass fins. Two six ft. sconces flank the front entrance, two smaller ones are found further south on 12th Street, and six more are situated on the Locust Street facade. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Landscape -- Phenomenon -- Aurora Object Type:  Architectural component Light fixture Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Cosmopolitan Apartments, 221 South 12th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  This sculpture is part of a Percent for Art program. Inscription on plaque at the entrance, on the door reads: Aurora Window/Canopy Sconces/by/Ray King (copyright symbol) 1989/This project was carried out/in cooperation with/the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia/One percent Fine Arts Program/and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania / Developed / by /Growth Properties/with/Sequa Capital Corporation. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 257. Illustration:  Image on file. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 257. 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 PA000114   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000114 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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