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Young Man, Old Man, The Future, (sculpture). Artist:  Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000, sculptor. Bedi-Makky Art Foundry, founder. Title:  Young Man, Old Man, The Future, (sculpture). Dates:  1965. Installed 1966. Dedicated March 29, 1966. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: brick. Dimensions:  3 figures. Seated man: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 4 in. x 30 in.; Standing man: approx. 6 ft. 2 in. x 2 ft. x 2 ft.; Bird: approx. 4 x 4 x 5 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 7 in. x 50 ft. x 21 in. Inscription:  (Back of seated man:) MCMLXV L . BASKIN . F / Bedi-Makky Art Foundry NYC (Plaque on brick base of bird-like figure:) Society Hill Sculpture/by Leonard Baskin/dedicated to the residents of/Society Hill/by ALCOA March 29, 1966 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  A nude figure of an old man seated on a cube, hands folded in his lap; a nude figure of a young man standing with his proper left hand on his left hip; and a winged bird-like creature resting on a tall base are installed on a low brick platform. Subject:  Figure group -- Male Figure group -- Nude Figure male -- Elderly -- Nude Fantasy -- Animal -- Bird Allegory -- Time -- Future Allegory -- Life -- Youth Allegory -- Life -- Old Age Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Society Hill Towers, 3rd & Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  This piece was commissioned under the Redevelopment Authority's One Percent for Fine Arts Program. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 322. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 235. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 322. 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 77001326   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001326 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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