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Bolt of Lightning...Memorial to Ben Franklin, (sculpture). Artist:  Noguchi, Isamu, 1904-1988, sculptor. Weidlinger, Paul, engineer. Cauffman, Francis, architect. Weidlinger Associates, engineering firm. Wilkinson and Pepper Architects, architectural firm. Crescent Iron Works Shop, fabricator. Title:  Bolt of Lightning...Memorial to Ben Franklin, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Bolt of Lightning...A Memorial to Benjamin Franklin, (sculpture). Memorial to Ben Franklin, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1933. 1980. Dedicated 1984. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: stainless steel with steel cables; Base: painted steel. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 101 ft. 6 in. W. 324 in.; Base: approx. H. 226 in. W. 538 in. Description:  A four-legged, pyramid-shaped base supports a large key above which rises a bolt of stainless steel lightning topped by a kite of tubular steel. Four guy wires reach out 100 feet to support the structure. Four panels of lights illuminate it. The base is painted black. Subject:  Abstract Homage -- Franklin, Benjamin Landscape -- Weather -- Lightning Object -- Other -- Key Object -- Toy -- Kite Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Located Monument Plaza, 6th & Vine Streets, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Remarks:  The lightning bolt and the kite were fabricated by the Crescent Iron Works Shop. The designs for this monument were first exhibited in 1933 at the Sculpture International show, but it was not until 1979 when the Philadelphia Museum of Art's Noguchi retrospective included a reproduction of the design that the Fairmount Park Art Association would consider realizing the monument. The Fairmount Park Art Association commissioned Noguchi to create the sculpture as a gift to celebrate Philadelphia's tricentennial. Funds were provided through the estate of George D. Widener. Noguchi selected the installation site which is located near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. References:  Noguchi, Isamu, "The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum), 1987, pg. 144. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 251. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Noguchi, Isamu, "The Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum," New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., (Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum), 1987, pg. 145. Related Works:  For model see: 87560072. 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 66530048   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 66530048 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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