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Covington, (sculpture). Artist:  Hall, Michael, 1941- , sculptor. Title:  Covington, (sculpture). Dates:  1972. Medium:  Sculpture: aluminum, painted; Base: concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 6 1/2 ft. x W. 14 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  An abstract sculpture depicting a dilapidated farmyard fence that is about to fall down. The fence is painted white and appears to be propped up with slender planks braced against the sides. Each fence post is anchored in a small block of concrete. Subject:  Architecture -- Detail -- Gate Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Michigan -- Farmington Hills Sculpture Owner:  Holtzman & Silverman Law Offices, 30833 North Western Highway, Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 Provenance:  Formerly located Holtzman & Silverman Law Offices, 24750 Lahser, Southfield, Michigan Formerly in the collection of Silverman, Lila & Gilbert, Detroit, Michigan ca. 1972. Remarks:  Funded with a National Endowment for the Arts, Art in Public Places grant given in 1973 to New Detroit. IAS files contain an excerpt from Charlotte Stokes' Odyssey Research Monographs 3 (1991): pg. 11. References:  Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 140. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Michigan survey, 1993. Heritage Preservation SOS! survey of NEA Art in Public Places funded sculpture, 2002. Illustration:  Image on file. Nawrocki, Dennis Alan, "Art in Detroit Public Places," Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1980, pg. 140. 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 87840043   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87840043 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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