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Dine, Jim,
Unknown (Walla Walla, Washington),
Figure female -- Nude
Figure female -- Torso
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Looking Toward the Avenue, (sculpture).
Artist:
Dine, Jim, 1935- , sculptor.
Unknown (Walla Walla, Washington), founder.
Title:
Looking Toward the Avenue, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Venus, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1989.
Medium:
Each figure: metal; Each fountain base: black granite.
Dimensions:
3 figures. (Figure 1: approx. H. 14 ft.) (Figure 2: approx. H. 18 ft.) (Figure 3: approx. H. 23 ft.).
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
Three abstract figures based on the Venus de Milo. The figures are mounted in black granite fountains which flank the entrance of the building. Two figures are installed in one fountain and the third figure is by itself in the other fountain.
Subject:
Figure female -- Nude
Figure female -- Torso
Object Type:
Fountain
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- New York
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Tishman Spiers Realty, Art Department, 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10019
Located 1301 Avenue of the Americas, entrance plaza, New York, New York 10019
Remarks:
The figures were commissioned by Tishman Speyer Trammell Crow Limited Partnership. Dine created the sculptures by pounding his clay models with boards and rocks in order to create hard, angular surfaces which appear to be worn by natural weathering. The patina appears aged as well.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York, New York survey, 1993.
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 NY000129
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NY000129
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