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McCorkle, Sallie,
McGovern, Thomas,
Architecture -- Farm
Object -- Furniture
Object -- Art Object
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Hershey
Sculpture
The Barn Raising, (sculpture).
Artist:
McCorkle, Sallie, sculptor.
McGovern, Thomas, sculptor.
Title:
The Barn Raising, (sculpture).
Dates:
May 1993.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Painted metal and bronze.
Dimensions:
2 pieces. Barn: approx. 12 x 12 x 24 ft.; Picnic table: approx. H. 36 in. x W. 80 in.
Inscription:
Sallie McCorkle/Thomas McGovern (On blueprint, incised lettering:) THE BARN RAISING/Sallie McCorkle/Thomas McGovern/"For people who join together to create monumental ideas."/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center May 1993 signed
Description:
The sculpture depicts the frame of a barn created with metal two-by-fours. The barn's back wall is in the process of going up and is tilted at about eighty degrees. A metal picnic table with benches is located nearby. On the edge of the picnic table is bronze plaque bearing the blueprints for the barn. Both the barn and picnic table are painted red.
Subject:
Architecture -- Farm -- Barn
Object -- Furniture -- Table
Object -- Art Object -- Blueprint
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Hershey
Sculpture
Owner:
Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, University Drive, Main entrance, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
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 PA001031
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