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Chermayeff, Ivan,
Chermayeff & Geismar Associates,
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
Sculpture
Forty-Nine, (sculpture).
Artist:
Chermayeff, Ivan, 1932-2017, sculptor.
Chermayeff & Geismar Associates, architectural firm.
Title:
Forty-Nine, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1981.
Medium:
Sculpture: painted steel; Base: concrete foundation with steel grid below ground level and pavers on top.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 17 ft. Base foundation flush with ground: approx. 14 ft. 4 in. x 14 ft. 4 in.
Description:
"The sculpture consists of 49 upright posts of 4" x 4" square steel. They are placed 2 ft. apart in rows of 7, beginning with a row at 3'-0" high. Each consecutive row is 2'-4' higher, thus ending with a row at 17'-0" high." The sculpture is painted a bright blue that creates a changing moire pattern of light and shade as you pass by it. The sculpture is placed on a foundation marked in a grid with 4 in. square pavers.
Subject:
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Bronx
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of New York, Department of General Services, One Centre Street, New York, New York 10007
Located 49th Police Precinct Station, Main entrance on Eastchester Road, Bronx, New York,
Remarks:
The cost for the sculpture was 26,000 dollars.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
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 NY000134
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