W. B. Wiener, FAIA, Grave Marker, (sculpture).

W. B. Wiener, FAIA, Grave Marker, (sculpture).

Wiener, William B., Jr., sculptor.

W. B. Wiener, FAIA, Grave Marker, (sculpture).

Approx. 30 x 30 x 30 in.

(On face of one trilon, vertically, from right to left:) 12.4.1907/1.6.1981/(in signature:) Wm. B. Wiener

An abstract sculpture composed of six equilateral, triangular prisms set in the ground at a sixty-degree angle, all parallel. Each prism is exactly the same length. When viewed axially from the end, the prisms form a six-pointed Star of David.

Homage -- Wiener, William B., Sr.

Occupation -- Art -- Architect

Emblem -- Star of David

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Louisiana -- Shreveport

City of Shreveport, Parks & Recreation, 2639 Desoto, Shreveport, Louisiana 71103

Located Greenwood Cemetery, Wiener family plot, Stoner & Centenary Corner, Shreveport, Louisiana

The sculpture marks the grave of architect William B. Wiener, Sr. (1907-1981), father of the artist. The signature on the sculpture is that of the deceased. The sculpture is placed next to the gravestone of Wiener Sr., which the senior architect designed.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Louisiana survey, 1996.

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