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Tom & Blank,
Object -- Other
Object -- Foodstuff
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Michigan City
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Sculpture
Milk Bottle, (sculpture).
Artist:
Tom & Blank, fabricator.
Title:
Milk Bottle, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1931.
Medium:
Wood, painted, metal and fiberglass.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 10 ft. x Diam. 4 ft.
Description:
A giant replica of an old-fashioned milk bottle mounted on the roof of a building. The bottle is constructed of wood painted with lettering and banded with metal. The sculpture is covered with fiberglass.
Subject:
Object -- Other -- Container
Object -- Foodstuff -- Beverage
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Indiana -- Michigan City
Billboard
Sculpture
Owner:
LaRocco Floor Coverings, 1615 Franklin, On southeast corner of roof, Michigan City, Indiana 46360
Remarks:
The sculpture was fabricated by Tom & Blank, contractor of the building. The milk bottle originally had painted lettering which read SCHOLL DAIRY, INC., MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA. Throughout the years, the sculpture has undergone extensive repairs and the wood has badly rotted. To prevent further deterioration the sculpture was covered with fiberglass.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Indiana survey, 1994.
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 IN000900
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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