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Bermani, Filippo,
McDermott Brothers Company,
Figure -- Full length
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Abstract -- Geometric
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown
Sculpture
Skaters, (sculpture).
Artist:
Bermani, Filippo, sculptor.
McDermott Brothers Company, founder.
Title:
Skaters, (sculpture).
Dates:
1986.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Steel.
Dimensions:
4 pieces. Each piece: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 8 ft.
Inscription:
signed
Description:
Two, two-dimensional groupings, each with two identical positive or negative images of a skater are set around a pond. The skater leans forward with a leg extended backward and an arm upraised. The positive images are made of cutout steel and are bordered by wooden planks. The negative images are cutouts in rectangular steel plates. Each piece sits directly on the ground.
Subject:
Figure -- Full length
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Skating
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Allentown
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Allentown, Parks Department, 2700 Parkway Boulevard, Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104
Located Union Terrace Park, North & south sides of pond, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Provenance:
Formerly located Lake Muhlenberg, Hamilton & Ott, Allentown, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture was a gift of Philip and Muriel Berman. IAS files contain excerpts from booklets: Myra Yellin Goldfarb's "Stepping Stones into the Past: Allentown's Outdoor Public Sculpture, 1900-1988," City of Allentown: pg. 88-90; and Myra Yellin Goldfarb's "Sculpture in the Park: From the Collection of Muriel and Philip Berman," Allentown, PA: Musselman Advertising, 1989; and a newspaper article from the Allentown Morning Call, Oct. 17, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goldfarb, Myra Yellin, "Sculpture in the Park: From the Collection of Muriel and Philip Berman," Allentown, PA: Musselman Advertising, 1989.
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 PA001288
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001288
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