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    		• Collet, Lee Edward,
     
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    		• Springer, Tom,
     
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    		• Ogden, Bill,
     
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    		• Owens-Ames-Kimball Company,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
     
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    		• Architectural component
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    OSHA Wall Scape, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Collet, Lee Edward, 1941- , sculptor.
    Springer, Tom, contractor.
    Ogden, Bill, contractor.
    Owens-Ames-Kimball Company, contractor.
    Title: 
    OSHA Wall Scape, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned 1982. 1983. Dedicated April 18, 1983.
    Medium: 
    Corrugated non-corrosive aluminum.
    Dimensions: 
    34 pieces. Each: approx. L. 10 ft. x Diam. 3 ft.; Overall: approx. H. 20 ft. x W. 120 ft.
    Inscription: 
    (Artist's signature appears on the inside of one of the pieces) signed
    Description: 
    Thirty-four tubular pieces are installed in horizontal rows on the white-painted facade of the parking garage. The interior is painted red on the interior to give the work a glowing effect on sunny days.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids
    Architectural component
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Grand Rapids, Parking Authority, Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Located City Parking Ramp No. 1, Ionia Avenue at Lyon Street, west wall facing Ottawa Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the Mayor's Art Advisory Commission for the City Parking Authority as part of a renovation of City Parking Ramp No. 1. The Parking Authority provided $7,500 and the remainder of the $15,000 cost of the sculpture was raised privately. Contributors included the Dyers Ives Foundation. The installation was done by construction workers Tom Springer and Bill Ogden and Owens-Ames-Kimball Company. IAS files contain related articles from the Grand Rapids Press, March 27, 1983, pg. J1; the Muskegon Chronicle, April 1, 1983, pg. 8A; and Downtown (Grand Rapids, MI), May 1983, pg. 14.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Grand Rapids Press, March 27, 1983, pg. J1.
    Muskegon Chronicle, April 1, 1983, pg. 8A.
    Downtown (Grand Rapids, MI), May 1983, pg. 14.
    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 MI000732
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