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Kimmelman, Harold,
Animal -- Kangaroo
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Kangaroos, (sculpture).
Artist:
Kimmelman, Harold, 1923- , sculptor.
Title:
Kangaroos, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1970. Installed 1970. Dedicated May 24, 1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: welded and polished stainless steel; Base: concrete and brick.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 60 x 50 x 112 in.; Base: approx. 3 1/2 x 59 x 127 in.
Inscription:
(Inside of proper left hind foot of kangaroo on the right, stamped: P46182 unsigned
Description:
Two jumping kangaroos positioned side by side on a low rectangular base. One kangaroo is crouched, about to jump. The other has already jumped and is caught in mid air. The crouching kangaroo is attached to the base by his fee and his tail. The kangaroo in mid air is attached to the base by the end of his tail. The kangaroos are made on long, thin, flat stainless steel strips which have been welded together creating an open-work design with polka dots created by the welded spots.
Subject:
Animal -- Kangaroo
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Penn Tower Development Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Located Lawrence Court Walkway, 4th & 5th streets between Spruce & Pine streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Funds for this piece were provided through the Redevelopment Authority One Percent for Fine Arts Program. The sculpture was commissioned by the Penn Tower Development Corporation.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 336.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 336.
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 75009359
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