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Bermani, Filippo,
McDermott Brothers Company,
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown
Sculpture
Joggers, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bermani, Filippo, sculptor.
McDermott Brothers Company, founder.
Title:
Joggers, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1975.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel.
Dimensions:
Overall: approx. 7 x 14 x 5 ft.; Larger grouping: approx. 7 ft. x 4 ft. x 1 cm.; Smaller grouping: approx. 3 1/2 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 cm.
Inscription:
(Foot of one jogger:) P. Bermani signed
Description:
Four geometric, sheet steel figures are in a running position, each with a leg extended backward or elevated. The figures are in two differently-sized groups, each with a male and female. The sculpture is set directly on the ground in a bed of woodchip mulch.
Subject:
Figure group
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Track & Field
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Allentown, Parks Department, 2700 Parkway Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
Located Percy Ruhe Park, South 24th Street, west side of park, near Oxford Drive, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture was a gift of Philip and Muriel Berman. IAS files contain: an excerpt from Myra Yellin Goldfarb's booklet "Stepping Stones into the Past: Allentown's Outdoor Public Sculpture, 1900-1988," City of Allentown: pg. 88-90; a newspaper article from the Allentown Morning Call, Oct. 17, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania 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 PA001289
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001289
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