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Meadmore, Clement,
Thomas, Bill,
Malleable Metals,
Abstract
Architecture -- Vehicle
Travel -- Land
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Switchback, (sculpture).
Artist:
Meadmore, Clement, 1929-2005, sculptor.
Thomas, Bill, sculptor.
Malleable Metals, founder.
Title:
Switchback, (sculpture).
Dates:
1980.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze, with patina; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 14 ft. x 7 ft. x 4 ft. 6 in.; Base: 8.5 in. x 6 ft. x 6 ft.
Inscription:
Meadmore 2 of 2 - 1980 Malleable Metals Inc. Bethany GA. signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Abstract sculpture with angles and forms suggesting the zigzag arrangement of railroad tracks in steep or mountainous regions.
Subject:
Abstract
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Train
Travel -- Land -- Train
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Ohio -- Toledo
Sculpture
Owner:
Libbey-Owens-Ford Company, Headquarters, 811 Madison Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43695
Provenance:
Acquired from Meadmore, Clement, 1984.
Formerly located Donald Morris, Inc., Birmingham, Michigan
Remarks:
Current owner purchased work from the artist in 1984; the base, by Bill Thomas, was provided at that time. The work was cast from a mold used by the artist to create several similar but not identical sculptures.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Ohio, Toledo survey, 1993.
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 OH000076
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Inventory of American Sculpture
OH000076
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