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Roland, (sculpture). Artist:  Sugarman, George, 1912-1999, sculptor. Lippincott, Inc., fabricator. Title:  Roland, (sculpture). Dates:  1973. Installed Sept. 1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, painted; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 144 x 130 x 42 in.; Foundation: approx. W. 185 in. x D. 158 in. (3,700 lbs.). Description:  Abstract sculpture made of rectangular sheets of metal painted yellow. The open spaces in the sculpture allow one to walk through and under the sculpture. Subject:  Abstract -- Geometric Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Akron Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Akron-Summit County Public Library, Library Board, 55 South Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308 Located Akron-Summit County Public Library, 55 South Main Street, Library Park, Main Street entrance, Akron, Ohio 44308 Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant of $10,000 given in 1976 to the Akron Public Library. Additional funding was provided by Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Myers ($10,000). According to the artist, this sculpture was originally painted black. It has been painted by the library several times. Students from the University of Akron painted it in the early 1980s and Burac Bros. of Akron painted it in 1990 using a gloss exterior enamel. IAS files contain a related article from the Akron Beacon Journal, Sept. 11, 1976, which notes that at the time of the dedication the sculpture was already painted yellow. References:  Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Cleveland survey, 1993. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. Illustration:  Image on file. Campen, Richard N., "Outdoor Sculpture in Ohio," Chagrin Falls, Ohio: West Summit Press, 1980, pg. 88. 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 87830068   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87830068 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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