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#31, (sculpture). Artist:  Mezensky, Andrew, sculptor. Leblang, Nathan S., architect. Nathan S. Leblang & Associates, architectural firm. Title:  #31, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Number Thirty-One, (sculpture). Dates:  1976. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: found objects, including a propeller, two bronze port holes, and a steering wheel, painted; Foundation: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 12 ft. Inscription:  (On south side of sculpture, with welding bead:) A. Mezensky '76 (On north side of sculpture, with welding bead:) #31 signed Description:  An abstract red sculpture made from found materials, with a sharply pointed cantilevered front end and a scalloped fin that rises from the rear, suggesting aerodynamic features. The sculpture is placed atop a concrete foundation. Subject:  Abstract Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Maryland -- Baltimore Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Baltimore, Education/Facilities, 200 East North Avenue, Room 407, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Located Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 1807 Harlem Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21217 Remarks:  The sculpture was commissioned by architect Nathan S. Lablang and funded through the City of Baltimore's One Percent for Art program. The sculpture was fabricated as a play sculpture for the school's playground. For related information see: Henry & Caroline Naylor's "Public Monuments & Sculpture of Baltimore: An Introduction to the Collection," 1987; and Leslie M. Freudenheim's "Baltimore's Public Art 1960-1980," 1980. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Maryland, Baltimore survey, 1993. 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 MD000306   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MD000306 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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