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Cantini, Virgil,
Simonds & Simonds,
Figure group -- Male
Abstract
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania
Sculpture
Joy of Life, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cantini, Virgil, 1920- , sculptor.
Simonds & Simonds, architectural firm.
Title:
Joy of Life, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Joy of Life Fountain, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1969. Dedicated 1969.
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 12 ft. Diam. 27 ft.; Base: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 10 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Abstract rendering of men with interlocking arms standing in a circular configuration in the center of the fountain. The fountain sprays over the figures.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Abstract
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Pittsburgh, Citiparks, Department of Public Works, 611 Second Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Located East Liberty Mall, Baum Boulevard & South Whitfield, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Commissioned by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh. Sculpture was moved from the front of the church to the back ca. 1990.
References:
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 283-284.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, PA0235, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
SOS Assessment Award, 1999.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Evert, Marilyn, "Discovering Pittsburgh's Sculpture," Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, pg. 312.
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 64480150
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Inventory of American Sculpture
64480150
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