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Fisher, Rob,
Figure -- Full length
Object -- Other
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Altoona
Sculpture
Spirit of Transportation, (sculpture).
Artist:
Fisher, Rob, 1939- , sculptor.
Title:
Spirit of Transportation, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1975.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: fiberglass and metal, painted; Base: concrete and plants.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 20 ft. x W. 10 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 12 ft.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A figure perched atop a wheel balanced on a railroad track placed approximately 20 feet above the ground. The figure is made with separate sheets of fiberglass molded to indicate parts of the body. The figure is articulated at the neck, shoulder, hip and knee joints. Many metal bars are attached to various parts of the body that stream out horizontally behind it and indicate speed. The railroad track is mounted atop two tall posts, which rest in a rectangular planter.
Subject:
Figure -- Full length
Object -- Other -- Wheel
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Transportation
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Altoona
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Altoona, 1301 12th Street, City Hall, Altoona, Pennsylvania 16601
Located Mall off of 11th Street between 13th & 14th, Altoona, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture was given to the City of Altoona by the Downtown Altoona Property Association.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1995.
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 PA001340
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