First Wheel, (sculpture).

First Wheel, (sculpture).

Graves, Bradford, 1939- , sculptor.

Cohn, Joshua, assistant.

First Wheel, (sculpture).

Dedicated Aug. 1971.

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Sculpture: concrete; Foundation: concrete.

Sculpture, one piece: approx. 78 x 69 x 23 in.; Sculpture, second piece: approx. 64 x 142 x 78 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 156 x 84 1/2 in.

(Bronze plaque on top corner of base:) "First Wheel"/Bradford Graves, Sculptor/Joshua Cohn, Assistant/This sculpture has been/made possible by/the Creative Artists/Public Service Program/August 1971 unsigned

A two-part abstract sculpture depicting a wheel mechanism consists of a large circular shape connected to a smaller amorphous shape by a long horizontal piece. The sculpture is mounted upon a rectangular base.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Schroon Lake

Located Route 87 South (north bound) rest area, 5 miles south of Ticonderoga exit, Schroon Lake, New York

The sculpture was made possible by the Creative Artists Public Service Program.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.

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