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Kibbey, David,
Occupation -- Medicine
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Time
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron
Sculpture
Chronos, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kibbey, David, 1940- , sculptor.
Title:
Chronos, (sculpture).
Dates:
1978. Dedicated 1978.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stainless steel bolted into a concrete base.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 220 x 70 x 74 in.; Base: approx. W. 72 in. x D. 72 in. x Diam. 72 in.
Inscription:
(Back of sculpture at bottom:) Kibbey '78 signed
Description:
Three columns of stainless steel rectangles rise in a triangular formation making one column which rises into the sky.
Subject:
Occupation -- Medicine
Abstract -- Geometric
Allegory -- Time
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Summa Health Systems, Administration, 525 East Market Street, Akron, Ohio 44309
Located Akron City Hospital, Entrance, Arch Street between Market & Forge, Akron, Ohio 44309
Remarks:
The sculpture was designed with the hospital in mind. The tripod shape is a symbolic reference to the tripod of medicine: patient care, education, and research. Inscription on a nearby plaque reads: "CHRONOS/Given in Honor of the/Women's Auxiliary Boards/of Akron City Hospital/David A. Kibbey - Sculptor".
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland 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 OH000070
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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