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    		• Gehron, William,
     
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    		• Ross, Sydney,
     
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    		• H. E. Fletcher & Company,
     
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    		• Abstract -- Geometric
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Rhombicosidodecahedron, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Gehron, William, architect.
    Ross, Sydney, architect.
    H. E. Fletcher & Company, fabricator.
    Title: 
    Rhombicosidodecahedron, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Polygonal Stone, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    Commissioned Aug. 9, 1927.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: granite; Base: granite.
    Dimensions: 
    2 units. Each sculpture: approx. 4 ft. 11 in. x 4 ft. 5 in. x 4 ft. 5 in.; Each base: approx. 5 in. x 4 ft. x 4 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Two large spheres, the surfaces of which are cut in squares, triangles and pentagons. Each sphere rests on a separate granite base. The sculptures flank a driveway.
    Subject: 
    Abstract -- Geometric
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Harrisburg
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of General Services, Groundskeeping, 18th Street & Herr Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
    Located Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, West Terrace, North driveway, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    The contract for the sculpture was approved Aug. 9, 1927.
    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 PA001684
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