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Keyser, Evelyn,
Rice, Norman N.,
Wolf, Frank,
Figure group
Abstract
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
People Pyramid, (sculpture).
Artist:
Keyser, Evelyn, 1922- , sculptor.
Rice, Norman N., 1903- , architect.
Wolf, Frank, welder.
Title:
People Pyramid, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Pyramid of People, (sculpture).
Dates:
ca. 1969. Installed Nov. 1970. Dedicated June 29, 1971.
Medium:
Sculpture: welded aluminum; Base: brick, painted.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 9 x 6 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 6 1/2 x 60 x 50 in.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
The sculpture consists of three tiers of six figures each. The father figures are on the bottom tier, sons are on the middle tier, and little brothers are on the top tier. All of the figures are joined at the arms.
Subject:
Figure group
Abstract
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Recreation, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Located Roberto Clemente Playground, 18th & Wallace Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
Funds for this piece were provided through the city's fine arts requirement.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 335.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 335.
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 75009395
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75009395
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