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Zweygardt, Glenn,
Bethlehem-USA-B,
Abstract
Figure group
Allegory -- Quality
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown
Sculpture
Blue Together, (sculpture).
Artist:
Zweygardt, Glenn, 1943- , sculptor.
Bethlehem-USA-B, fabricator.
Title:
Blue Together, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Two Figures, (sculpture).
Dates:
1979 or 1981.
Medium:
Sculpture: painted steel; Base: metal.
Dimensions:
2 figures. Each figure: approx. H. 6.5 ft. x W. 17 in.; Base: approx. 12 x 72 x 33 in.
Inscription:
BETHLEHEM USA (On top of base, left front corner:) Glenn Zweygardt 7/81 signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Two painted blue abstract figures formed out of twisted steel. The figures represent the struggle individuals have communicating with each other. The proper left figure appears to be male and the proper right figure appears to be female. Both figures hold their arms up. The steel is cut in a zig-zag fashion to create hair for the proper left figure. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular block base.
Subject:
Abstract
Figure group
Allegory -- Quality -- Discord
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Allentown, Parks Department, 2700 Parkway Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
Located Allentown City Hall, 4th & Hamilton Streets, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Provenance:
Gift of Berman, Philip & Muriel,
Remarks:
The sculpture was a gift from Muriel and Philip Berman. The sculpture was once on display as part of Berman's collection in the Allentown Hilton. Conflicting execution dates for sculpture are reported: SOS! surveyor gives date of 1981; and excerpts from Myra Yellin Goldfarb's "Stepping Stones into the Past," City of Allentown, and "Sculpture in the Park," City of Allentown, report date of 1979. IAS files contain a transcript of a related excerpt from Myra Yellin Goldfarb's "Stepping Stones into the Past: Allentown's Outdoor Public Sculpture, 1900-1988," City of Allentown; and a related excerpt from "Sculpture in the Park: From the Collection of Muriel and Philip Berman," City of Allentown. IAS files contain a related article from The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), Jan. 10, 1987.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
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 PA001309
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001309
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