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Engman, Robert,
Sameski, Tony,
William Schmidt & Son,
Crown Non-Ferrous Foundry,
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Iyengar, B. K. S.
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
After B. K. S. Iyengar, (sculpture).
Artist:
Engman, Robert, 1927-2018, sculptor.
Sameski, Tony, caster.
William Schmidt & Son, fabricator.
Crown Non-Ferrous Foundry, founder.
Title:
After B. K. S. Iyengar, (sculpture).
Dates:
Copyrighted 1978. Cast 1988. Installed 1988. Dedicated Sept. 1988.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: sikon bronze; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 80 x 110 x 68 in.; Base: approx. H. 16 in. Diam. 50 in.
Inscription:
(On east side of bottom of sculpture:) B. K. S./AFTER IYENGAR "78"/ENGMAN/(Markings include three dots in a triangular configuration over two horizontal lines)(copyright symbol) signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
The sculpture, dedicated to the yoga master, B. K. S. Iyengar, is a circle, a square, and another circle which intersect alternately at 120 degree angles along an axis. Four identical smaller surfaces are connected by a fifth surface.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Iyengar, B. K. S.
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Curator, 100 College Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
On loan to University of Pennsylvania, Morris Arboretum, 9414 Meadowbrook Avenue, English Park Step Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
Lent by Garfinkel, Marvin & Marian,
Remarks:
Inscription on nearby plaque reads: THE STEP FOUNTAIN: THE/LANDSCAPE AND PLANTING WERE RENEWED IN/1988, AND THE SCULPTURE AFTER B. K. S. /INYENGAR, BY ROBERT ENGMAN WAS INSTALLED. The sculpture was cast at Crown Non-Ferrous Foundry and was assembled at William Schmidt & Son.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 13, 1988.
Philadelphia Inquirer, Sept. 11, 1988, 1-F.
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 PA000055
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