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Greenamyer, George,
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Architecture -- Machine
Abstract
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Sculpture
Turbines: Twin Branch Unit #4 & Philo Unit #6, (sculpture).
Artist:
Greenamyer, George, 1939- , sculptor.
Title:
Turbines: Twin Branch Unit #4 & Philo Unit #6, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Turbines, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Oct. 7, 1983.
Medium:
Two turbines painted, mounted on a pink granite base, turned by an electric motor.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 150 x 376 x 280 in.
Inscription:
George Greenamyer/Sculptor 1983 (Plaque:) Twin Branch Unit 4 (Plaque:) Philo Unit 6 signed
Description:
Two turbines mounted separately on granite pillars. One is mounted on three pillars and the other on two. The turbines are powered by electric motors and rotate slowly.
Subject:
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
Architecture -- Machine -- Engine
Abstract
Object Type:
Kinetic
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Columbus
Sculpture
Owner:
American Electric Power, Administrative Services, 1 Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215
Remarks:
The work is symbolic of electric energy and was designed with two turbine rotors taken from different plants. The smaller rotor was taken from the historic Unit 6 at the former Philo Plant near Zanesville, Ohio. The second was part of the Twin Branch Plant Unit 4, Mishawaka, Indiana. The two turbines rotate at 1 rpm.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Columbus survey, 1992.
Illustration:
The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH), Oct. 7, 1983.
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 OH000004
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