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Shulman, Arline,
Abstract -- Geometric
Literature -- Melville
Literature -- Character
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Schenectady
Sculpture
Ishmael, (sculpture).
Artist:
Shulman, Arline, sculptor.
Title:
Ishmael, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Circle 7, (sculpture).
Circle Seven, (sculpture).
Dates:
Cast 1969. Base installed Nov. 1972.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: iron, painted; Base: concrete.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. 9 in. x W. 10 ft. x Diam. 3 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. 8 in. x Diam. 4 ft. 10.
Inscription:
unsigned
Description:
A red-painted sculpture with geometric shapes is mounted upon a conical base.
Subject:
Abstract -- Geometric
Literature -- Melville -- Moby Dick
Literature -- Character -- Ishmael
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Schenectady
Sculpture
Owner:
Schenectady County Public Library, Liberty & Clinton Streets, Liberty Street Courtyard, Schenectady, New York 12305
Provenance:
Purchased from Shulman, Airline, ca. Oct. 1973.
Remarks:
The sculpture is named "Ishmael" after the character in Herman Melville's "Moby Dick." It was originally titled "Circle C," and was first exhibited at the Schenectady Museum in 1969. The sculpture was loaned to the Schenectady County Public Library in Nov. 1971, and purchased by the library around Oct. 1972. It was given a new concrete base in Nov. 1972. A plaque on a nearby wall reads: ISHMAEL/by ARLINE SHULMAN/ON PERMANENT LOAN/TO THE/COUNTY OF SCHENECTADY. IAS files contain: a news release of Nov. 19, 1971 from the Schenectady County Public Library; an article from The Union-Star - Knickerbocker News, Nov. 22, 1972, pg. 10-A; correspondence from the Schenectady County Public Library dated Nov. 27, 1972; and correspondence from The Schenectady Museum dated July 18, 1980.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1992.
Illustration:
Image on file.
The Union-Star - Knickerbocker News, Nov. 22, 1972, pg. 10-A.
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 NY001105
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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