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Porter, Stephen,
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Gramm, Hanns
Occupation -- Education
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
Sculpture
Construction for Outdoors #8, (sculpture).
Artist:
Porter, Stephen, 1941- , sculptor.
Title:
Construction for Outdoors #8, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Hanns Gramm Memorial Sculpture, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1981.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Cor-Ten steel, stainless steel; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 7 1/2 ft. x 30 in. x 30 in.; Base: approx. 21 x 31 x 31 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque on front of base:) IN MEMORY OF/HANNS GRAMM/1887-1965 CO-FOUNDER OF THE/WYOMISSING POLYTHECHNIC (sic) /INSTITUTE/FORERUNNER OF THE/PENN STATE BERKS CAMPUS unsigned
Description:
Abstract sculpture comprised of vertical rectangular Cor-Ten steel slab, with two stainless steel "roller" shapes at top, and vertical slab at bottom. The entire sculpture is set on a tapered base.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Homage -- Gramm, Hanns
Occupation -- Education -- University Founder
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Reading
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, Tulpehocken Road, P.O. Box 7009, Reading, Pennsylvania 19610
Located Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus, Luerrsen Building, Reading, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The sculpture is dedicated to Hanns Gramm, co-founder of the Wyomissing Polytechnic Institute.
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 PA001210
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Inventory of American Sculpture
PA001210
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