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Gonzalez, Arthur,
Figure male -- Waist length
Architecture -- Boat
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Tuckahoe
Architectural component
Sculpture
The Discovery, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gonzalez, Arthur, sculptor.
Title:
The Discovery, (sculpture).
Dates:
1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Bronze, with patina.
Dimensions:
Approx. H. 5 ft. x W. 6 ft.
Description:
A boy is in the back of a rowboat, visible only from the chest up, wearing a short-sleeved shirt. In his bent proper left hand he holds a rod from which a directional compass extends beyond the side of the boat. The sculpture is mounted on a wall.
Subject:
Figure male -- Waist length
Architecture -- Boat -- Rowboat
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Transportation
Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Tuckahoe
Architectural component
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Metropolitan Transit Authority, Metro North, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10017
Located Crestwood Railroad Station, Tuckahoe, New York
Remarks:
IAS files contain the artist's original proposal for the Transit facility works. According to the artist "The Discovery is in keeping with my personal theme of voyage." Nearby plaque reads: ARTHUR GONZALEZ/THE DISCOVERY/1990/PATINATED BRONZE/COMMISSIONED BY THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ARTS FOR/TRANSIT AND METRO-NORTH COMMUTER RAILROAD.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1994.
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 NY000529
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000529
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