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Van Alstine, John,
Abstract
Literature -- Camus
Mythology -- Classical
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Jersey City
Sculpture
Reconsidering Sisyphus, (sculpture).
Artist:
Van Alstine, John, 1952- , sculptor.
Title:
Reconsidering Sisyphus, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 28, 1994.
Medium:
Sculpture: granite and bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. x 14 ft. 8 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 12 in. x 15 ft. 8 in. x 7 ft. 6 in.
Inscription:
(On plaque of top of base, raised lettering:) "RECONSIDERING SISYPHUS"/BY JOHN VAN ALSTINE/DEDICATED AT/JERSEY CITY STATE COLLEGE/APRIL 28, 1994/COMMISSIONED UNDER THE/PUBLIC BUILDING/ARTS INCLUSION ACT OF 1978/NEW JERSEY STATE COUNCIL/ON THE ARTS/DEPARTMENT/OF STATE unsigned
Description:
An abstract sculpture composed of two chunks of granite on either end of a wide, curved bronze pipe. The larger piece of granite is etched with finger-shaped marks along one edge and has a small metal tube attached horizontally near the top. The sculpture is mounted on a slab of granite.
Subject:
Abstract
Literature -- Camus
Mythology -- Classical -- Sisyphus
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New Jersey -- Jersey City
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by Jersey City State College, Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
Located Jersey City State College, Academic Building, Jersey City, New Jersey 07305
Remarks:
The sculpture was commissioned under the Public Building Arts Inclusion Act of 1978 of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New Jersey 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 NJ000470
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Inventory of American Sculpture
NJ000470
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